The Simple things!

Rule #6 of CDR'S 10 Steps to Happiness is cling to the little things in life when tragedies arise, the little things will make you smile.

Resurrecting the Good you by killing the bad you!

I wrote this on Easter Sunday of this year. I posted it on another forum and thought maybe I should post it here as well. Enjoy:

The word Resurrect according to Webster’s Dictionary means 1: to raise from the dead, 2: to bring to view, attention, or use again. Though a great definition it lacks the poetic overtones that I like. Let’s focus on the raise from the dead part. A lot of Christian Scholars when defining the word resurrect in references to the Resurrection point out one defining moment. When the old life dies a new life begins. Those same Christian Scholars will state that we will all fall short of the glory of God. Within these two statements, I believe great wisdom lies for those that subscribe to the Christianity life and those that don’t.

If you believe that happiness is a journey and not a destination, then you know that you will face roadblocks along the way. Those are not as hard to overcome as the roadblock that is there in the beginning. The great roadblock that stops you from beginning your journey of happiness. We all have that one thing that drains our happiness on a daily basis. That one thing that blocks our starting point on the road to happiness. There are a variety of objects that it could be; a person, an addiction, ourselves and much more. Identifying that first road block is the first step.

Once you identify that road block, you have to make a decision and that decision will be one of the toughest decisions ever. At that point, you have to decide whether or not you will allow the road block to rule you or you will rule your road block. Sometimes it takes walking away from something we think we love, but that is killing us slowly. Draining us of every ounce of happiness we have. Those roadblocks are what I call “Emotional Siphoners.” Sometimes the “Emotional Siphoners” is so great it becomes a part of us, like it’s embedded in our DNA. Sometimes the only way to kill the parasite is to kill the host. Now I am speaking metaphorically and not literal. Sometimes before we can reach the beginning of the journey to happiness, we have to let go of all that holds us back. Sometimes the “Old Us” must die so the “New Us” can arise from the ashes. Not totally unlike the mythical bird the Phoenix from the Greek and Roman Legends that arose from the fire and ashes to become a new creature all together.

Today is Resurrection Sunday all around the world for those who believe in Christianity, but it also can be a special day for all of us. Today is a day that we can do an emotional inventory on ourselves. Dividing those things that make us happy and those things that are draining us of our happiness. This is the start of identifying that one major roadblock that is blocking our start to the journey to happiness. Happy Resurrection Sunday to everyone!