Although I strive to keep a positive outlook on like I won’t deny it: sometimes, life just sucks.  Nothing seems to go your way, no matter how hard you try.  Just when it seems like things are finally turning around, something else goes wrong and sends us back to square one.  We’ve all experienced at least one of these stretches.  I’m fighting my way out of one right now.

The good news?  We have the power within us to break out of these slumps and emerge stronger than ever, but only if we choose to make this slump a learning experience.  The old cliché goes, “When life gives you lemon, make lemonade.”  I feel that this statement doesn’t go deep enough.  To me, this old maxim implies simply taking the bad and finding something good to turn the bad into something acceptable. (more…)