Can you give an example in your life where you turned lemons into lemonade?

Question

I don't mean literally.

Answer 1

I had a brain injury as a child which left me with an interesting collection of cognitive quirks. Among the most prominent of these is that I am unable to recognize people by using the face as the primary recognition clue which is referred to as prosopagnosia in the medical literature. I will admit that life, for me, has been exceedingly difficult at times from a social and work perspective as a result of not being able to easily form and maintain friendships and other social relationships. (It sort of helps to know who you are talking to in order to further a relationship of any sort.)

In 1996, when I went off to college, I put together a web site describing prosopagnosia and how it has affected many aspects of my life. Since then, I have come into contact with well over a hundred other people who also have it, many of whom did not know they had it until running across my web site or hearing or reading about it elsewhere. I currently run two e-mail lists based around this topic of discussion, one of which is a more private list for those who are not willing to engage in a more public forum, and the other is a public Yahoo group.

One always hopes that, by the time "life is over", one has accomplished something very worthwhile. I know not what the future brings, but I sincerely hope that, when my time comes, people will still be drinking the lemonade of support I have helped to create online for people similarly affected.

Answer 2

This happened many years ago. I was put up before my Divisional head on some verbal complaints against me by my local boss. The divisional head looked at me and asked
"Young man what is your trouble.It is said that your work is not satisfactory?"
I told him "sir if my work was not satisfactory I should have been called and told so by my immediate Boss. I was not told any thing of this sort. As per procedures laid down I should have been issued with written warnings to improve my work. I have no such warnings. On the other hand you have given me efficiency award this year.So how am i to know that my work was not satisfactory?
Secondly I have been working for 12years in the same grade in which I was recruited. My colleagues have gone two grade up what is my fault if there be any for the denial of my promotions?
The divisional head was stunned into silence and he made enquiries and found I am right.
"He said Boy I am promoting you today now and here itself and gave orders to that effect.
You should have seen the face of my local boss and his cronies
real lemon juice was oozing out.

Answer 3

My Lemons= my divorce (a very sad thing for me)
My Lemonade= now taking the opportunity to move closer to my kids and grandkids and spend as much time with them as I can.

Answer 4

My house burned down and my son was burnt...

I learned that my job took to much of my time and I didn't spend enough time with my kids when I was in the hospital with my son and realized I didn't know his little "quirks" that well.

Because of all this - I quit my job - I went back to college, and got a much better job and then bought a new house which was bigger that I liked even better.

That's my "lemonade" story.

Happy Holidays!

Answer 5

I once had to do an impromptu presentation on a subject i knew completey nothing about in my physics class. And, it sucked because, of course, i had to be the first one in the class to do it.

So, after complete humiliation in front of my class and teacher, I learned that i recieved an A+ because of my courage to do it and not just quit. And, mostly everyone else in the class got C's because they honestly didnt know anything about the subject either.

Therefore, though things may seem bad at first, sometimes you can take an awful situation and make it good by having courage in yourself. =]

Answer 6

once you ask somebody to p.c.. you up some oranges on the food market yet they by possibility get lemonade, so as a substitute of having a ice chilly glass of orange juice, you have lemonade.

Answer 7

When my wife was given the diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), I told the doctor "now we will have the chance to tell people about our faith in the God we say we believe in." And during the 5 years of her illness before she died, we were able to do that. My wife exhibited much grace to all and people could see that it was because she trusted God with her life. Then, God took her safely to be with Him and I was able to praise Him for His good purpose in our lives, even though it was hard.

Answer 8

Moved. Lost all my former friends. Then...
Got an even better group of friends, a good education, and basically had the best time of my life. That's my story.

Answer 9

I took a bitter experience in my life, simmered it for a few years, then sprinkled a little courage with a huge scoop of forgiveness, and then I got my friend back.

Answer 10

Nearly died, afterward decided that I wanted to do what I wanted, no what other's wanted for me.