The Glad Game

After being all doom and gloom this morning, and feeling decidedly overwhelmed, I actually had a wonderful day. Beginning with a productive and exciting meeting with the web designer for ExpressLD that has got me really positive about the project and how well we are getting on. The other reason for my lifted spirit was simply walking around Edinburgh. I live here. In this breath taking city. Now that's something to be glad of. 

Playing "The Glad Game" is something I do try to do often, and encourage other people to do. It stems from when I first watched Pollyanna with my great Auntie Kathleen when I was very young (the 1960 Disney version - not completely true to the book but still lovely). For those of you that don't know; Pollyanna is a heart warming story by Eleanor H. Porter about a young girl who is sent to live with her Aunt Polly after the death of her parents. Her philosophy of life centres on what she calls the "The Glad Game" taught to her by her father, where by no matter what happens, she always finds the silver lining in the darkest of clouds. Sometimes we need to take a moment when it all seems too much to cope, just to remember all we have to be glad of. I realise that on some occasions playing the Glad Game isn't effective, but generally, wouldn't it be nice if we all had this wonderful approach to life?

Today I needed telling to play the Glad Game & walking around Edinburgh did the trick. It's hard to feel sorry for yourself strolling around somewhere so beautiful.

Sorry the photos don't really do it justice, they're just some snap shots taken on my phone!