If life hands us lemons, we can get good at making lemonade. And if you start a lemonade stand, provide good customer service, right? That said, I have seen great customer service representatives take a trying situation and make the best of it. That can be tough when circumstances out of their control bring angry customers into their lives.
Are you tired of making the best of a situation? I suppose we can try what Stephen Lyons suggested in the Chicago Tribune and suck on some misery. But beware of taking satire as gospel truth! One thing he makes clear in his commentary is if we think things are bad now, we could always find ways to make things worse. Conversely, the opposite must be true: we can always find ways to improve our situation.
Confessions of a Lemon Sucker
I confess that I can be prone to creating my own pity party. Just today, I was pouting about a situation that just wasn’t going my way. It’s a spring weekend. But I was handed some lemons.
- It is cold with flurries
- My loved one is suffering from a cold, allergies or both.
- Short-term and long-term plans I made have fallen through.
The next thing I knew, I wanted to suck on some lemons just so I could pucker up and give the sourest face possible without the liberal use of Photoshop!
However, I discovered sucking on some lemons wasn’t very helpful. I would have been in a better situation if I chose to add some sugar and got to business making lemonade. Dwelling on the sour lemons did little except give me a horrible look.
So while I may have had a sour week/month/year (pick your timeframe), I’ve come to realize dwelling on the lemons did little good. It’s time to get over it and get back to making something sweet of it all.
Editor’s Note: I originally published this blog on October 6, 2015. I revamped and updated it for timeliness and comprehensiveness.
