What is a Pollyanna?

Besides being the title of a 1960 Walt Disney film starring child actress Hayley Mills, a Pollyanna is defined as being a person who is regarded as being foolishly or blindly optimistic. Looking at my sad childhood, one would not think of me as 'foolishly optimistic' however I do believe I am. After all, I spent most of my entire life trying to somehow please my mother, make her proud of me, and to make her love me. Although that never happened, I still blindly believed that it would, if only I could be pretty enough, thin enough, smart enough, witty enough, helpful enough, selfless enough...the list goes on.

So, yes, I am a Pollyanna. And this blog is part therapy for me and part my 'Pollyanna' personality wanting to maybe help someone else by sharing my deepest, darkest thoughts & memories with them. And it is also a live history of my journey to find peace and happiness within myself.

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