lemonading

Back in November 2021 I dealt with toxic positivity but now we have an alternative approach — lemonading.  Just to remind you, toxic positivity was the maintaining of resolute cheerfulness achieved by turning a blind eye to all the bad things that happen in life.  A Pollyanna approach on steroids.

In lemonading we turn disasters into opportunities, lemons into lemonade, by adopting a lighthearted and playful attitude that allows the mind to wander freely in a creative way and come up with solutions.  This means that we shift from feeling down about the future to feeling that something might be possible and it is quite good fun to work it out. The bubbles rise faster as our spirits lift and our mind engages in constructive ideas.