When Life Gives You Lemons – Inspirational Quote vs. Reality

We all know what is said about lemons. But when something bad happens, this is usually how it goes:

• Stay in bed with your very unwashed sheets.
• Drink all the Fireball.
• Only eat brownies.
• Shuffle your feet and look down when you walk.
• Never pick up the phone.
• Do not shave. Or shower for that matter.
• Blame others/blame yourself to a state of debilitating self-loathing.
• Adopt a pessimistic view of the entire world, its ways and everyone in it.
• Contemplate becoming a smoker.
• Contemplate becoming an escort.

It is only when you’ve had enough of the above and realize that it is simultaneously exhausting and stagnating can you turn to the inspirational side of the lemons:

When life gives you lemons, don’t be a pussy!