Pollyanna

I just finished the book "Pollyanna." Great book! Nothing like the movie, but still a great book. It's a junior fiction book so it's a quick read. I had checked a copy out from the library and then this week while I was at the D.I. I found a copy for .75! It said that it was abridged but I couldn't tell what had been cut out.
Anyway, I've always wondered how these extremely positive people do it. I mean, how can you be so happy and always see the glass as half full? I have to admit that sometimes I found myself getting annoyed that she was so "glad" about everything! But, I guess attitude is everything isn't it. As I was reading the book I was trying to decide which character I was most like. I'd have to say that I'm probably like Nancy. She could see things for what they were but tried to make the best of it. She did things to please other people and make it easier for Pollyanna to adjust to a new life that she didn't quite understand.
The movie is one of my favorites when I need a good pick me up and reminder that life really isn't as bad as it seems. (plus that Dr. Chilton sure is a looker!!) There truly is something "glad" about every situation. Today I was put to the test with that. My husband's car decided to leave this life and move on to the "other side." So now we need to get a new car that we really can't afford. So, what can I be glad about? I guess I can be glad that it lasted 15 years without any major problems and that when it decided to go it did it without making us put a lot into it. So now we just move on to the next adventure and try to be positive about what it will bring us...right?!?!