One night when I couldn't sleep, I looked for a book that would be simple and pleasant to read before I tried to sleep again. I choose Pollyanna (by Eleanor H. Porter), remembering not all the details, but that the main character was a little girl who made a game out of looking for something good in every situation.
That reminds me of some thoughts on moving. I had not considered it a game, but a way of organizing thoughts. Over the years of moving, I have found two categories: the grieving category and the moving on category.
Moving is always hard. So it helps to consider both. The Grieving Category begins with some obvious things that make me glad to be here: "I will miss....my friends and my first-floor laundry."
The Moving On category includes things that loosen my hold on a place: "I will not miss ... ." So there can be purpose in recognizing what I will not miss, in that it helps free me to move on to the next place.
Of course, at the same time, I can begin to think of the good things to come.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Pollyanna
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You have a very inspiring positive attitude. With all that you are going through, your blog entries always manage to lift me up and help me to see life in a different way. Your sharing with all of us is a real testimony of faith and of living a life to the fullest as God wants us to. You have an amazing way with words and sharing your thoughts and feelings with all of us. Thank you. We pray daily for you. Mary
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