What does “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” mean?
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” means to change the worst situation into best, it’s an expression used for motivation and to accept the challenges of life. The idiom stresses to be optimistic and to accept or face the challenges of life. The lemons symbolize bitterness and negativity, and to make lemonade is to change the negative into positive.
The origin of “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”
The origin of this phrase is related to the bitterness of lemon, and generally lemon is the bitterest citrus fruit so that’s why it gives us a negative connotation in English language. This idiom encourages one to be optimistic in the face of hardship by implying that if life throws you a curveball or bad luck, try to turn it into something constructive or beneficial.
I had a minor case of this today....
I was on the road by 7am and saw something I rarely see, a sunrise....
Just around 9am I was at the border and I stopped at the little roadside booth and successfully returned my car permit, which expires today and then drove about 200 yards to the office where I was planning to get my new permit and be on my way........not so fast kiddo!!!!!!
There was no one in line at the window and the young lady behind the glass spoke no English and she was very kind and after examining my documents and copies which I was very methodical to have ready for her.
After a few minutes she came back to the window and spoke to me in Spanish, I obviously did not fully understand but I did know she was telling there was a problem and she could not issue me a new permit until tomorrow .
I called my facilitator in SMA and I handed the phone to the agent so she could speak to Jessica .....after a few minutes Jessica told me that the problem was my new visa was issued on the 28 th September but it actually does not come in effect till 1 st October and the lady cannot enter any details in the computer until tomorrow.
So now I have a car that has no permit and I need to find a hotel and come back in the morning.....Jessica told me not to worry as I could drive the car within 26 km of the border without a permit....
The other problem is that I was out in the boonies with nothing around and this area is advertised as being unsafe.....hence the lemonade!!!
I tend not to panic and to be calm in situations like this perhaps my police experience may have something to do with my attitude.
Anyway I made my way into centro of Nuevo Laredo and then found the hotel zone.....I toured around a bit and selected a hotel that I had actually stayed in years ago when I came to pick Carolyn up.
The hotel is really nice, safe, with a watchman, my room has a fridge and microwave and is very close to the mall and the HEB grocery store, where I went this afternoon for a walk and picked up a few things.
So all is well and tomorrow I shall be at the same border window seeing the young lady and hopefully leave with my permit....then continue to do what I was going to do today.
One downside is that I could be out about 65 dollars because the room I booked for tonight in Saltrillo has a no refund policy but I emailed the hotel explained my situation and asked if they would honour my booking and change it till tomorrow night...who knows?
Life in Mexico is wonderful!!
I had a lazy evening until I went to the small gym and ride the bike for 30 minutes....
Stay safe and healthy!!
Yashi Kochi!
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