"When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade"

Did you wake up today wishing your life was different?

Well today is when you start to move towards that different life and turn the lemons in your life into lemonade! You might think you don’t have it all but if you stop for a moment and took in all the things that make you happy right now, you’ll probably find you already have a lot to smile about.

Wherever you are in your life you can still start to take something from it now regardless of how close or far away your dream life may appear to be. Whatever path you’re on, despite its appearances, it can still lead you to where you’d rather be. It’s just that right now, life is trying to teach you something along the way so that when you finally get to that dream destination, you can really enjoy it in all its glory.

Start to focus on the small things that make you happy, think of a time when you laughed out loud and re-live the feeling it gave you. By getting yourself into a better frame of mind, everything else becomes easier to cope with.

So squeeze out some happiness despite the lemons in your life. Do something kind for yourself and tell yourself everything is going to be alright because in the end, it usually is.

No Resolutions!

It’s been a hugely busy December but then I wasn’t expecting it to be anything less than a month  crammed full of additional errands! The climax of the month was of course Christmas Day which was spent enjoying a very nice turkey lunch with family – I would happily sacrifice every present for good food with good friends and family, I love it! So to say I had no time to focus on my goal is an understatement, however, I did manage a teeny tiny step in the right direction…
 

Teeny Tiny Step 1 – Making contact with someone who might be able to help me get the permission I need to erect the building I want to house one part of my dreams!

Although this is all I’ve done and no answer has come back yet as to whether my building will be remotely possible, I am happy that I have done something, and, being relieved of all my Christmas duties, I can now spend my free time focussing on the dream again….or so I thought.

I went into work yesterday to be told that I had a choice of being out of work in two weeks or taking on a new contract of work which would use up all 5 days of the week instead of just 4! With the increased £ signs beckoning as opposed to being wiped out altogether I chose the 5 days – who wouldn’t! So where does this leave me and my pursuit of my dreams?

Well I’ve made a commitment and my dream still feels just as good as it did last year, the only difference now is that I have less time to spend on making it real than I thought I would have. But if I can achieve a teeny tiny step with no time at all as I have done last month, surely I can achieve more of them with the little bit of time I will have!?

So, no new year resolutions for me - no time for them - just a continued commitment to achieving another step towards my dream, however small it may be. Meantime may I wish you success in achieving any new year resolutions you might be making for yourself! 


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