life and it's lemons

It's funny how when life throws lemons at you (when all you wanted was a strawberry) - that you loose yourself in the typical fashion when it happens. Depending on the type of lemon you get, reactions can range from indifference, to one of outrage, and in most cases a mixture of anger and frustration. This is usually the part when I loose sight of why I got the lemon in the first place. I must say that I've had my fair share of lemons in the various paths that I have chosen. Usually, I shrug and accept the lemon for what it is nd try to make lemonade out of it - because there is no way on earth that I can give the lemon back. In every case, it was the lemon that I needed back then and not the strawberry.

I've recently come to realise that while the process of accepting lifes lemons and making lemonade out of it can be at times a painful experience on my own. It is less painful and, more rewarding and if I think about it fun (in a weird way) when I share this experiencewith special individuals that I've come to treasure in my life.

So maybe that lemon was really meant to be a swet suprise, wrapped in disguise. That in sharing the experience with these special people helps me appreciate the lemon for what it really is.

© Ethel Sampang 2007