Now, I'm not in the best position to talk, really. Positive thought and action hasn't exactly been my modus operandi for some days now.

But, in between the occasional bout of sheer misery and negativity, overall, I reckon I'm reasonably positive, and will try to see the other points of view available.

However, tonight's meeting had me musing that even at my absolute worst, I'm one heck of a lot more able to see the positive possibilities in a bad situation than most of those I was with...

Tonight's really great moment, though, happened before the meeting. Watching the look of sheer delight on a 17 year's face, as I played him sections of a Beethoven Piano Sonata to illustrate what I was teaching him about pedalling. He's not your traditional beginner pianist, and classical music is new to him, but he can't get enough of it, either playing or listening. It's just so much fun teaching someone who is so keen to learn, and enjoys it so much. It made up for the rest of the evening in bucket loads...