George cut the lemon into halves. He squeezed the juice from each half into his water container. Then he cut the squeezed halves into quarters and ate them.
Distracted by the harmony of clouds and ocean during the morning’s sunrise, he almost forgot. He thanked God for lemons, even the most bitter ones. He thanked God for the one he received today.
Denise offers the word “juice” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories. Eugenia offers the word “harmony” to be used in this week’s Weekly Prompt.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Nice analogy
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Thank you, Cassa!
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That is a great lesson to learn to thank God for lemons, even the bitter ones. That has me thinking. Blessings.
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We must give thanks to God. Thank you and blessings, Michael!
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Ah yes, even the bitter ones and the worthy distractions. My daughter used to eat lemons like apples. I wonder if she still does. Im sure there is a story here but I don’t know to write it yet.
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I like eating the whole lemon especially the rind or skin although apples are sweeter. I do remove the seeds.
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Love the symbolism of your story Frank
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Thank you, Sadje!
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No lemons, means no important lessons. But it can be so hard to be thankful at times.
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Good point. We need those important lessons and thankfulness can be hard but when it is to God it is always worth it. Thank you, Mark!
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Distracted by the harmony of clouds – this is a very interesting description to me. I loved the message you bring with this story, very well done.
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Thank you, Pragalbha! I was hoping to break the details in the first three sentences with that description to transition to and to emphasize the last two sentences.
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You are very welcome, I enjoyed it.
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well executed, multi-level Six as per the usual*
enjoy reading your Sixes, in part, for the technical skills exhibited, writing a story that offers more than one interpretation/meaning is not that simple!
Good Six
I looked the expression up and they suggested the ‘the’ be added for grammar’s sake…lol
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I am glad you liked this. I wasn’t sure this even was a story, but then I had to add something for the “harmony” prompt. Thank you, Clark!
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great! you always bring it and you always make us think
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I am glad you liked this. Thank you, Paul!
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An excellent reminder to be grateful for the simple things in life, Frank.
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Yes, we should be grateful. Thank you, Chris!
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I guess when life gives you lemons… You should be thankful.
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Thankful even for the lemons. It’s not always easy. Thank you, Bernadette!
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My grandmother used to cut into a lemon and press a sugar cube into it, and give it to me. Lemons tasted like Love!
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That sugar cube sounds like a good way to remove the bitter taste. Thank you, Liz!
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Sometimes the most bitter event is the biggest blessing in the end.
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We should be grateful even for what is bitter. Thank you, Mimi!
I don’t know how to respond to your story on your blog, so I will do so here. I liked how you showed two people coming down with some kind of flu and wanting to drink orange juice through their dialog.
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Excellent lesson! Well written Six, Frank.
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Thank you, Denise!
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May we thank God too with what we consider “lemons” in our lives
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Yes, we need to be grateful even for the lemons, grateful that He sees us and responds to us.
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Amen Frank!!!
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Gratitude is always healing. A good reminder, Frank.
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Thank you, Jenne! Gratitude is healing.
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I am not ungrateful for lemons and I use them for cooking and baking, but I don’t eat them. I do appreciate your sentiment with this little story.
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They are bitter. Thank you, Robbie!
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Interesting, thought-provoking, excellent! Nice one Frank.
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Thank you, Keith!
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Lemons are just awesome for juicing, cleaning home surfaces, adding taste to cookery, and helpful to a sore throat.
Nice ode to lemons, Frank 👍🍋🍋🍋
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Thank you! They are good for a lot of things.
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