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Here, have some lemons

August 14th, 2009

Has there ever been a time where life handed you lemons? Did that experience ever turn into something much, much better than you ever could have imagined, pre-lemon?

It could be anything. A sickness that turned out to be a blessing. A cooking blunder that turns out a remarkably good dinner. But specifically here I’m talking about the dreaded pink slip. I’m not sure what the unemployment rate is at, but according to the movie Lemonade, over 70,000 folks have lost their jobs in advertising alone since this recession began.

As some of you know, I’m one of them!

And one of my peers, laid off from the same company, has certainly turned his lemons into lemonade. He has created a film to tell the story of these advertising professionals who took their creativity in a new direction after being laid off. It’s an honor to play a role in this film alongside so many inspiring individuals. If the YouTube trailer is not displaying properly at the top of this post, please view at http://lemonademovie.com.

We’re actually still shooting…this weekend I will hopefully not face-plant too many times while filming in a yoga studio. It’s totally fun to be made up and directed and asked all about my new career. This shift in my life has been an amazing adventure, beginning with yoga teacher training, then the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and now finally working fulltime in a profession I adore.

So, tell me. If you are stuck in a job that drains you, what keeps you stuck there? Or if you are in a bad relationship, or a situation, or facing illness…if the people in this movie can make lemonade, why can’t YOU?

Of course, for the record, when life hands me lemons, I make lemon kefir.

This post is part of Food Renegade’s Fight Back Fridays because a career you love is as nourishing as any meal.

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