Do you have trouble seeing the good in life when negative situations continue to pop up? It might be easy to wallow in what’s going wrong, but it certainly won’t help you to turn it around.
In her wonderful book, The Wealthy Spirit, Chellie Campbell describes how, when she was a girl, her mother taught her to play “The Glad Game.” On days when Chellie came home from school complaining about something – a bully on the playground, a harsh teacher, a skinned knee, or difficult homework Chellies’ mom would hug her, kiss away her tears, and then suggest, “OK, enough complaining. Lets play ‘The Glad Game.’”
The Glad Game is another name for a gratitude list. The Glad Game helps you focus on whats right in your world today, instead of whats wrong. Chellies’ mom was a very wise woman, teaching her that no matter what your troubles, there are still plenty of things to be grateful for: a sunny day, good food to eat, a loving family, a house to live in, a family pet to love, a handful of friends to enjoy, and much, much more.
Chellie would follow her mothers suggestion:
- I’m glad I have you as my mom.
- I’m glad the weekend is almost here.
- I’m glad I have some nice clothes to wear to school.
- I’m glad I don’t have to share my room with my sister anymore.
- I’m glad I get to watch TV when I finish my homework.
- I’m glad we have pie for dessert.
Playing The Glad Game is a terrific way to change your attitude in a hurry. We all slip into self-pity once in a while after all – we’re only human. The important thing is to cut the pity-party short and shift into gratitude. An attitude of gratitude will get you much farther in life than complaining and self-pity. Try it and see.
This is one of many short chapters in Learning to Dance in the Rain…The Power of Gratitude.
Dancing in the rain isn’t something that most of us are born knowing how to do. We learn it. We learn it from others; we learn it from life. The more we dance, the better we get at it. With practice, dancing in the rain becomes almost automatic. We no longer seek to run from storms…instead, we toss back our heads, throw out our arms, pick up our feet, and DANCE!
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Indeed to Dance in The Rain is such a wonderful and magic tool to have in this life…
On my side, when I'm down I call it The Dance of Love..being grateful about doing one thing I love during the day: listening to music I love, see my little niece's smile, feeling the breeze, singing…
Yes, as we are human beings, we will have down time, part of our Path, but those times also are time of reflection and learning new steps to continue The Dance of Life…
Thank you for sharing..good to read
Danielle
Life is a beautiful thing.Thank God for the blessings we enjoy each day.We go to sleep each night,but do we have to wake the following morning/day????
Reminds me of a time a few years ago, out in our lunch break in the city where we worked. 2 English colleagues, 1 Punjabi Indian colleague, and me. All of us, women in very responsible work, and in our prime, arm in arm and doing just that! Laughing in the rain, going out and about on a lunchtime 'girly' shop.
We passed an Indian (male) taxi driver. He looked at us, his face breaking into a huge smile as he said, "Oh, it is lovely to see ladies laughing in the rain!" …
I have never forgotten that! We were happy, we made him happy – and it makes me happy, remembering!
'The Glad Game' or 'Gratitude List' has helped me survive on many occasions. One such occasion was when we had a family crisis occur. My Father passed away suddenly and my intellectually challenged brother suffered depression. He was hospitalized for a period of time as a reslut. The main thing that kept me going was my gratitude for the wonderful friends that I had supporting me along with gratitude for every bit of help that we received from hospital staff and all involved in my brothers recovery. My husband and I almost got locked in one night with my brother when we out-stayed our visiting hours. When we tried to explain that we had not been admitted as patients (and did not need psychiatric care) we were grateful when the situation was sorted out and we were all able to see the funny side…and dance in the rain
I have been writing out What I am Grateful For Today for many years! It really does help bring me out of my pity party. I shows me how much I truly have in my life. I recommend this to everyone, everyday if possible. I do believe we are in control of our lives, and our thoughts are all a part of it. Life is wonderful, and we could not experience the good if there was not some bad to compare it too. I really love it when the rain is coming down and yet the sun is still shining!! It happens all the time in North Idaho. I smile at the wonder of it. Bless you all, and take care!!
This is a wonderful article. I am so glad that there are outlets to share positive outlooks. In today's world we are overruled by negative images,situations etc. It is time to start sharing the good, spread the joy!!!
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