Happy Tuesday!
As the saying goes – when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
The practice of flipping the negative into positive is an important skill, especially more now than ever.
According to research, people say around 25 negative things to themselves in a span of three hours. So, on an average, we say one bad thing to ourselves every seven minutes. That is so potentially harmful to us. Our thoughts are powerful and our thoughts influence our actions. Negative thoughts influence your mood, your decisions and even your neurobiology. Every time you have a negative thought your brain releases neurotransmitters and hormones that prepare your body and mind to respond to that (imaginary) situation – by blushing, stumbling, running off or making a self-deprecating joke.
So today, we are going to not only encourage you to take lemons and make lemonade figuratively, but also literally! A cup of ice cold lemonade can refresh the soul during a hot day, and the metaphorical act of taking lemons and turning them into lemonade helps our soul know that we can triumph over adversity and that we can redeem some good from every situation.
In therapeutic terms, this is called
Cognitive Reframing
. Reframing is a technique used in
therapy
to help create a different way of looking at a situation, person, or relationship by changing its meaning.
So now on to making some lemonade!
