At times when my kids were young and would blurt out ill, judgmental comments about a person, or an object, I would immediately challenge them to think of five good things to say about the person, or thing. All these years later the concept of looking for the good in every situation in my life has become even more of a reality. I’ve heard it said that life offers neither problems, nor challenges, but only opportunities.
The little exercise I used with my children is a great tool to try on ourselves, when we are tempted to see only the things in our lives that don’t work.
Try it out on yourself this week. Look for the opportunity in every challenge, and look for the good in every person and situation. Why not try on a little Pollyanna, and see if you can transform your world into Glad town.
