“Sometimes people are asleep in their lives and they don’t even notice it…” That is one of the many insightful quotes from the independent film “Lemonade”. A film about how getting laid off was the best thing that ever happened to a group of people who shared their stories of triumph.

What I liked most about this film is the way it challenges a person to look at where they are in life and what motivates them to get out to bed every day. So many people play it safe. Fear keeps us locked in places that don’t allow us to flourish and really reach our potential.

Hard times are life’s greatest blessings. If you use them constructively (albeit after you have had a small pity party) you grow in ways that seemed unimaginable. One of the off-shoots of this film was a story about a site that was created to showcase business cards from people’s past jobs from which they were fired. They then write on the card what they are doing now and one positive outcome from being laid off. It is an amazing and inspiring compilation. It’s called Cards of Change- take a look.