Pollyanna Had the Right Idea...

If you have never seen the movie Pollyanna, then you might have been wondering what I was talking about in some of my posts this last month or so.  In this movie, which has many versions (all of which came from the 1913 novel of the same name), we meet a young girl (Pollyanna) who has become orphaned and must go to live with her aunt Polly.  Throughout the film, we see Pollyanna playing what she calls “the glad game”, a game that her father taught her—to look for the good, or “the glad” in every situation. Like I’ve said before, if you haven’t seen it, you should.  Sure, it’s an “old movie” now, but it’s still good—and the message will never get old.  Look for the good.

It’s the basis of my whole blog. And on the Saturdays that we have spent together, me and all of you who have been so faithful in reading my words, we have been looking for the good in people.  I’ve realized that lately a lot of my posts have been about my family, about my friends, about me, me, me—my personal life.   Of course that’s going to happen when I’m writing every day, and specifically when I’m writing about what makes me happy.  But I guess what I’m trying to say is that we all need to be doing this in our lives—even though you may read about my family when you click on my blog, I hope that my writings make you reflect on your own family, or your own group of friends, etc. That is my intent.

And another thing…as I just said, it’s very easy to write about my loved ones, because they make me happy and they inspire me to write these little pieces that you have been reading.  However, going back to my initial post on day one of “The Good”, I’m trying to reflect on the idea of looking for the good in everyone—that clerk at the grocery store I mentioned, or just anyone you might meet on the street in a given day.  That is another goal of mine with this blog—like I’ve said in an earlier post, it is my “Happiness Project”.  I’d like to think that in some small way, my words can make you all happier when you read them, and then in turn you will pay it forward, both to your friends and family and to the strangers you meet each day.

And so, without any further rambling from me, please look for the good in people today.  In everyone.  Make it a personal challenge to find something good in every person that you come in contact with today.  Believe me, that’s not an easy challenge!  And when you are out doing it, I will be out doing it as well, and in the end maybe we can make this world a little happier, day by day.

Here’s to a happy Saturday, filled with smiles and happy thoughts! J Thank you all for reading my blog.