I’ve got a key to happiness pitch that comes out a hitch. And I’m always amazed by how many people pass up the opportunity without as much as a second glance.
Maybe that’s because I call it a key to happiness pitch.
So maybe the flood of advertising and marketing you have to go through every single day makes you leery of hearing some knucklehead’s key to happiness pitch. I guess I can understand that.
But let’s say that’s not exactly it. And instead, let’s say your scenario sounds something like my following description (and subtle pitch).
Maybe where you are right now is a place full of anger, bitterness, and turmoil. There’s a way to be happy instead. Or maybe your life is going great, but you think something is missing. And you can’t quite put your finger on what would make that go away.
Well, there IS a way to clear that up.
If physical prowess is the key to happiness, then pro athletes should be some of the happiest people in the world. But I read alarming reports of drug abuse, dysfunctional and abusive relationships, murder, and suicide in most sports.
And if money is the key to happiness, why do some of the unhappiest stories come from celebrities with millions of dollars in their accounts?
Then, of course, there’s work and vacations. Many successful people say work keeps them happy. Others say they get regular recuperative rest in their vacation destination.
While there’s nothing inherently wrong with those solutions. But they don’t last. Otherwise, you’d be able to determine an end game. In other words, you’d know when enough was enough.
So, how can you know how to be happy?
The Apostle Paul, in Philippians 4:10-23 talked about how to “be abased” and “to abound.” and he explained how to “both be full and to be hungry” and how to “abound and to suffer need.” In those verses he explained how to be happy where you are right now.
When I read that passage, I get a sense that Paul enthusiastically rejoiced for and with the Philippians. He acknowledged their care for him and how it uplifted him to the point of rejoicing. Obviously, Paul knew the key to happiness, lasting and real happiness. And I know what that is, too. In fact, the key is what inspired me to write….
Swallowed Up By Life
I’ll be swallowed up by life
That will never fade away
When I leave my body here
On an ordinary day.
I won’t mourn the things I lose
‘Cause there’s so much more to gain
And my spirit will rejoice
When I leave this earthly plane.
I’ll be swallowed up by life
And I’ll never more know death.
I will just begin to breathe
When I breathe my final breath. © 2014 TF
P.S. If you truly want to know how to be happy where you are right now, look up and kneel down.
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