Once a Pollyana, always a Pollyana!

I loved the movie Pollyana when I was a little girl and still do! I was fascinated by Pollyana because she was Miss Sunshine.I wanted to be her best friend. My mother always told me when she brought me home from the hospital and laid me in the crib I giggled (not sure if that was possible but that is the story). She said she brought seven babies home from the hospital but she said right from the beginning it was obvious I was different from the rest. She said I would play for hours in my crib by myself, content and peaceful. I have often been accused of being Pollyana, for a long time I thought that was somehow a negative and I should try to be LESS enthused about life. Often I would attempt to subdue my enthusiasm or make an effort to look at the "not so" bright side of life. PHOOEY on that, I AM happy, positive and do look on the bright side of life it is just who I am.

I can find a "positive" about almost any situation. And yes, life does hurt sometimes. I have had my share of heartbreak, as many of you know. It rains on the good and the bad but I refuse to let those times get me down or define who I am. I have a difficult time when people complain ALL the time, it grates on me like nails on a chalkboard! I had a grandma that could set the thermostat in a room to a very low temperature, if you know what I mean. The minute she walked in the room she was so negative or judgemental that she set the tone for the conversation, and believe you me, everyone was miserable. No one should have that kind of negative power. If you said it was "sunshiny", she would say we needed rain. If it was raining, surely we needed the sunshine. You could not win, and I am sure you know people like that also.

I will remain true to myself, I enjoy being ME, in fact, I can't help it! I laugh and giggle at silly and insignificant little things. I wake up singing and dancing (you can feel sorry for my husband) and I say goofey things.  I love life and everyday  I am happy to be alive and bring my JOY to others. Yes, I am in "ONE-derland". I have joyously lost -27.6 lbs.