Wysteria Blend
Friday, October 29, 2004
When Life Throws Lemons, Make LemonadeI read this article entitled “Being Twenty-Something.” As much as I hate to admit that I am no longer in the teens, I look, instead, at the brighter things in life such as having my own money and being able to pursue my hobbies.
It presented the life of a twenty-something year old called the “Quarter-Life Crisis.” It happens all the time. Most in our age group are not happy with their jobs because it is not what they had planned to do. Some friends may seem to be just there on fair weather, while the practices and beliefs of others have simply become part of our list of unacceptables. The idea that love is blind and sweet has turned sour and mean, and our views of what the future has in store for us has turned bleak. In short, life is throwing lemons.
Yet these lemons are God’s way of telling us to be strong, to make lemonade instead of letting it go to waste. God never gives us challenges we cannot handle. He gives us weights to incur muscles so when the time comes for us to face the music we are ready.
Once upon a time, I hated the plight of my life. It was a gruesome year of toil and misery, until I picked up my skirts and told the world, “Poof!” Now, I like my life, I like my job, I love the people around me. I’ll try anything as long as it’s legal and good. Of course, when I have worked my way to where I want to be, I will remember the people who gave me a chance and believed that I will one day be my own unique person ready to take on the world.
HAPPY LONG WEEKEND EVERYONE!
