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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