“Oh God! What will I do if Philip drops dead on me?”
This was my first thought the other morning on wakening. Not a great start to the day! Previously, I’d heard about a colleague who had suddenly died, this had reminded me of someone who had also died suddenly last year, and before I knew it I was worrying about what I’d do if my partner died.
Didn’t expect it to have such an impact at the beginning of my day though!
Anyway, I lay there worrying for a while (5 minutes probably) then got out of bed with the intention of going for a walk to ‘clear my head’.
Have you ever noticed that when you’re trying to [read more]
The Glad Game
posted in Heart of RichThinking, Jane's Blog
OK, Pollyanna.
When I used to think of that word I thought, ‘yuck, cringe-making, boring, too good to be true’ and other such things.
Until a colleague I really respect suggested I read ‘Pollyanna’ — and I just finished it this morning. Far from being too good to be true, it’s 100% in line with RichThinking, I’m glad to say!
The story is simple — a young orphan child goes to stay with her cross old aunt, who’s only taking her in because it’s her ‘duty’. (This was written in 1913 by the way). The child, Pollyanna, brings with her a game taught her by her father, which is basically to look for something to be glad about in every [read more]