The Snoopy Song

I love musicals! One of my favorites is "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." There are many wonderful songs in this musical that can be used to teach us about how to live well. The Snoopy song is one of the great ones. Snoopy starts out by talking about how wonderful his life is. Pleasant day, pretty sky, life goes on, here I lie, not bad, not bad at all. Cozy home, board and bed, sturdy roof, beneath my head. Not bad, not bad at all."


So Snoopy is feeling well, having a nice time. Then what happens next? He starts to think about unpleasant things, such as birds sitting on him and scratching him with their claws. The next thing you know, he says he is a jungle animal looking for someone to bite!

What happened? Simpy put, he started to think about something in his life that he didn't like. He focused on it for awhile and guess what? He became angry! This is something we do all the time without recognizing it. It is a great example of unheathy thinking. If you want to be emotionally healthy, pay attention to what you think about. If you focus frequently on the parts of your life that you don't like, you will experience unpleaseant emotions such as anger, sadness or depression. The good news is that you are in charge of how you feel. You can change your feelings depending on what you choose to think about. Practice this for awhile and see what happens.


I included the video below so you can see exactly how Snoopy reacts. If you have any comments I would be happy to hear them!

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1967 Original Off-Broadway Cast)

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Musical [VHS]