The ‘Sideliner’ Or ‘Trackglider’ Choice
The longer I live, the more that I realize the incredible need to live in a constant state of forgiveness.
To hold a grudge is to be derailed.
To live in a spirit of grace is to be tracked.
Posts Tagged ‘Happiness’
Just Like An Old Shoe
What is it that makes an old shoe so attractive?
Comfort is the first word that comes to mind. Another is a knowledge that the shoe has travelled along a similar road as yourself, and so therein lies a sense of relatability and understanding.
What a joy to be able to sit in the company of another without uttering a word, and yet knowing each others thoughts. There is no need to impress, no need to boast and no need to prove anything at all.
The Deity In Spontaneity
As I view God’s creation around me, amidst the order and the chaos, there is evidence of the spontaneous.
From my balcony the other day I watched as a black mass moved beneath the waters heading south, not far from the shore. Then appeared the fins of a pod of dolphins feeding in a splashing frenzy on that same shoal of fish. Soon the feeding party was joined by a flock of hovering and diving seagulls who partook of the crumbs left over from the dolphin’s dining table. But then within minutes they were gone. Spontaneous in appearance and spontaneous in disappearance. And yet what joy it gave both myself and my family as we accidentally came upon this scene.
The Happy Formula
In the actor Kirk Douglas’ book ‘My Stroke Of Luck’, where he recounts his battle and victory over a stroke, he shares the following powerful truth:
‘The world is filled with people who have suffered from one misfortune or another. The only thing that sets one apart from the rest is the desire and the attempt to help others. People who reach out beyond their pain, out into the world in a trusting way – they are the ones who make a difference. Nietzsche said, ‘He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.’
Happiness is not found with the acquisition of stuff. Nor is it found in the list of past achievements. It is the now and what we do with the now that makes all the difference.
