When Life Gives You Lemons
August 11th, 2009
It is of my current opinion that if life gives you lemons you are supposed to turn tail and run the hell away. Like right now. Immediately. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.
It’s not that the “be grateful for what you have” attitude is bad. It’s not bad at all. It’s just not for me. I don’t want to have to drink lemonade because all I have is lemons. If I want a margarita, I am not going to be satisfied with lemonade. Don’t get me wrong. I may appreciate the lemonade. I may even be thankful for it. But I’m not going to be satisfied with it. It’s not in my DNA to be satisfied with things that I don’t want.
This past week and a half has been replete with setbacks. Lemons. The kind of stuff that makes you want to dig your head in the sand. I have been running late everyday because I’ve been having trouble falling asleep every night. I HATE RUNNING LATE. I HATE NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP.
The server at work went down for 3 days. That would have been fine except there were 50 people breathing down my neck because I am in charge of the server. I DON’T WANT TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE SERVER.
On Sunday I was unbearable. I got into a fight with Paige and then yelled at the neighbor for having his stereo so loud that he couldn’t hear me when I knocked on the door. I was a complete asshole. I HATE BEING AN ASSHOLE.
On Monday, my car stopped working. It just didn’t start. It gave up on me. Then I called the Volvo Roadside Assistance people who will tow your car for free … only if it’s to the local dealership. Well I don’t go to the local dealership. I go to my guy Warren, who owns Larry’s Volvo. HE’S MY GUY, not the dealership.
So after taking a few moments last night bemoaning the prior week’s misfortunes, I came to the realization that these lemons were trying to tell me something. I AM OFF COURSE.
But I knew that already. We all do in some way or another.
When you get handed a bag full of lemons when you really want a margarita, it’s the universe telling you that you need to start doing something differently. And it has been my experience that I won’t get to enjoy that margarita until I am back on course with my life’s purpose.
Sadly, sometimes getting back on course is like turning the Titanic.
But I really want that margarita.
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