In this uplifting talk, Rev. Martin Preston reframes the classic phrase “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” From circus-born pink lemonade lore to spiritual principles from Ernest Holmes, Martin shows how we transform bitterness into blessing with three ingredients: lemons (problems), water (Spirit), and sugar (love). You’ll learn six practical steps for meeting adversity:

1. Be grateful • 2) Stay calm • 3) React positively • 4) Accept reality (then act) • 5) Go outside • 6) Meditate daily. Stories—from Edison’s hearing aids to Nick Vujicic’s life without limits to Little Caesars founder Mike Ilitch—illustrate how gratitude, calm, and love unlock creative solutions. Close with a smile (and maybe a glass of lemonade).

Key Takeaways

• Problems + Spirit + Love = a workable recipe for life

• Meditation prepares you before challenges arrive

• “There’s more going right than wrong” (shift your focus)

Affirmation “Grounded in Spirit and guided by love, I respond creatively to every challenge.”

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Take a few quiet moments to reconnect with your center through this guided meditation from the Greater Orlando Center for Spiritual Living.

In this peaceful session, Patrice Rivera gently leads you through mindful breathing—encouraging deep inhalations, calm exhalations, and awareness of the sacred rhythm within. As you settle into the present moment, you’ll feel the nervous system unwind, tension melt away, and a renewed sense of peace arise from within.

Relax your body. Still your mind. Return to love.

🕊️ Affirmation: “With each breath, I release the world and rest in divine peace.”

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Imagination isn’t make-believe—it’s the creative engine of your life. In this uplifting message, Rev. Martin Preston shows how imagination, paired with will and spiritual practice, turns vision into experience. Drawing on examples from science, sports, the arts, and Ernest Holmes’ teaching on will (directive) and imagination (creative), you’ll learn how to “act as if,” focus on what you do want, and build the foundations under your dreams. The talk closes with a short guided stillness to anchor your intention in peace.

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