Rainy Days

I don't know what the weather is doing where you are, but here in Maryland it's been raining for what seems like 40 days. Yesterday I was wondering if I missed God's memo to build an ark.


It's harder to stay upbeat on a rainy day, let alone nearly a month of them. It's a full on rainy season.

We have rainy seasons in life too. It feels like our world is pouring down on us - cold, heavy rain. How do you stay upbeat during life's rainy seasons? No really. I'm actually asking :) I have plenty of good advice for myself at the moment, but the only thing that seems to provide me any comfort is sharing here. I don't like to write or share my struggles as I'm working through them because I don't want my negative thoughts bringing anyone else down. I like to offer encouragement, not another reason to be bummed.

I think what I must do is keep working and keep focusing on the positive with full faith that the sun will return.

Forget the Lemonade!!!

When life hands you lemons; make lemonade.

Have you heard that one before? Of course you have. Probably every native English speaker has heard that phrase. I grew up making the best of situations. Learning to live with my lot in life. Work hard and wait for that ship to come in.

But my 30s has me asking questions.

What if you don't want to make lemonade??? What if I want more than my lot??? What if I'm tired of waiting for someone to say 'Well you've worked real hard. Here is your ship, miss. You deserve it!!!'

The wisdom and advice I've been blessed to receive lately is to stop getting hung up on what life hands you. I need to get out there, decide what I want and create it. If life hands me lemons, I need to say thank you and move on. Forget the lemonade!!! No one is going to hand me a ship. I must build it.

Are you making lemonade or ship building?