Life:Lemons to Lemonade

Ingredients: 1 Human (size may vary) 1 cup Anger 1 cup disappointment 1 cup fear 1 cup exhaustion  5 cups bad attitude 1 Apologetic Mother Blend ingredients in small brain.  Blend then toss!  Served best ... never?  (lol) It's a good thing I was hungry because I just got served a nice, ole slice of humble pie.  (lol) Although my daughter and I have some serious and boundary issues we need to work through, I felt like a complete, utter ___ last night as my daughter shared some results following her surgery.  The actual surgery went well (she's home and resting as comfortably as she can.) but the outcome was not good. As my daughter sat there and cried, I held her, tried to listen to and comfort her.  Most importantly, encourage her.  All the while kicking myself for being so angry with her prior to surgery.  I was the worst Mother yesterday posting some of what I said.   I can't really apologize to he...

Last night, was one of the most painful, heart breaking, gut wrenching nights of my life!  Even harder, is the fact that I'm not really supposed to talk about it.  Why?  Because well, as I've been told "this isn't about you."  Which, is true, but ... And, because we aren't supposed to share these things because well, around here, it would seriously embarrass someone.  And lord knows, we can't have that.  So, I'll just blog.  (lol) As I type, my 'adult' daughter is being prepared for surgery.  She made arrangements with my Sister for transportation and asked that I not be there.  Now, I acknowledge that things have been strained between us for several months now (following her return from an Alcohol Treatment Center.) but, to hear the words "No, I don't want you there.", "this isn't about you"., You're stressing me out", coming from her mouth, pierced my heart.   I stood there numb.  In complete, I don...

" Life is like a box of Chocolates, you never know what you're going to get",  (Forrest Gump.) " We all have two lives.  The second one starts when we realize we only have one,"  (Tom Hiddleston.) " In the end, it's not the years in your life that count.  It's the life in your years."  (Abe Lincoln.)   "Life is from the inside out.  When you shift on the inside, life shifts on the outside."  (Rakivant.) "Life sucks and then you die".  (Kids, everywhere!) So many quotes about life.  From deep and inspirational to Spiritual to humorous.  From the beginning of time to just a few hours ago.  Google it.  Pages upon pages of good stuff.  How does one decide which to use?  How about the (arguably) most famously used and, inspiration for this page ... "When life gives you lemons, make Lemonade."  (Elbert Hubbard, 1915.) Hubbard was also known for "Do not take life too seriously....