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Rekindling the Joy in Life.

I know that you might be too busy to read this blog entry, but take a deep breath and allow yourself the next 20 minutes or less to take time for yourself. That is what I am doing as I write this blog. When we were younger, we enjoyed life far more and we thought of ourselves and our well being more often. We had hopes and dreams, and we dreamed that as we grew up we wouldn't become jaded by life, and it's trials, but the unfortunate thing is that there are many adults who are just that unhappy. My goal in this blog isn't to be your need meter, but I am here to encourage some of us who still hope for a better future for ourselves and this world. This morning I started the day singing, because I haven't done that in a while, and it is not a sin to have a little or a lot of fun now and then.

I understand the mindset of those who have families, and have to provide for their families, but I'm sure and hope you still have dreams and some kind of faith, because without faith I know I wouldn't be happy. I recently got scared after I posted a video on YouTube and it made me wonder how many people have nothing better to do than to make other people's life miserable. By default, I am a happy person so when I see so much suffering in the world, and people hating other people, I cringe because I still feel the mystery and the joy of life, love and God, and I can't fathom that there are people who have given up on their true happiness. I don't know what it is like to not believe in God, because God is the source of my happiness. Because I suffer with a mental illness, there are times when I have to fight even harder to keep my faith, so when my faith is challenged it becomes a frightening thing for me, because my God is Love. I don't like to live in fear (in this world), so I not only removed my video, but I removed my YouTube channel.

I am much happier in this world, when I surround myself with people of faith, who still believe in God and that God is the source of their happiness too. It's not that I am scared to interact with people who don't believe in the faith of God, my life is too short to argue with them or to prove that my God exists. The bible says to redeem the time, because people are taken off this planet every day, and someday the people that I love the most in this life will be gone. That is why my happiness comes from God, and I realize that the relationships that give me the most happiness and joy are given to me by God, so therefore I cherish these relationships more than the relationships that try to tear down my faith and my happiness, and my love for all people and God.

Life is short, and not all people of faith agree, but you don't have to live with people that think your religious practice isn't biblical, there are millions of people in the world who believe in God, you just have to find where your truths line up, and for heavens sake distance yourself from people who don't believe as you do. You are not going to win a persons soul if they are trying to discredit everything you believe in. This is a cruel world, but it is also a world that we can experience love, joy and peace and yes even God. This is Mike.

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