News for the new year.

I know that it is not even November yet but there are only four days left until then. I would like to ask you this question, How was your year? Maybe you are wondering why even bother looking back, look forward and up never look back. Some of you are even embarrassed to look back at some of the things you did this year and you are probably moving your mouse to the URL button to leave this blog, but before you do take a minute and keep reading. What was your year like? Was it an awful year? Do you remember one time this year when you were really happy? No, not that time when you had a little to much to drink, well you can use that time if that is the only time you think you were really happy this year. I'm really sorry:(

Well for the rest of you I'm pretty sure there were times with family, husband, boyfriend that you experienced some moments of happiness, but how about the times when you were alone? Can I ask you another question? Do you need to be alone or do you need to be with other people? Ha I got you, we can't be alone all the time but it is important that when you are alone you well are happy...why? I call it maturity.

Really I hate being alone, but when I'm, alone, I can be myself..a scary thing if you do not know who you are! I've heard that there are book for that.."discover your true identity, the world, you, and who you want to be, become a better you..(how do you do that anyway?) Let's go somewhere together...
Do you remember what you were like when you were a child? Do you remember what made you happy as a child? I'm not saying we need to be like kids, even though it would help. Do you remember your fist kiss? I'm sorry if you had a bad childhood but you don't have to make up for it now. Remember the times in your life when you were the most happy. As an exercise tonight before you go to sleep or even now try to remember those things that made you happy. It's not a sin to be a happy person. You would think that the church would preach a little more about that? Well maybe in your world the church for you is not a happy place. I get it.

What do you think the meaning of life is? To be happy? to go to a special place when you die? God forbid you go ..well, I think we were not only created for church happiness, I think we were created to enjoy ourselves and be happy. This is not hedonism or pseudo happiness, but joy.. I think heaven should be a place of joy. I like that word. You need to find joy real joy and never let it go when you find it, because when you have found joy, you will live again.

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