Ever Had That Feeling?..

What's your favorite thing to feel? I love that feeling of just waking up, and the blinds are open and the sun is just shining in on you. It's the warmth of a summer day just beginning, with new opportunities right at your doorstep; you're free to choose and jump right in.

Or the feeling of a late night with your friends, where you've all just talked and laughed and shared with each other. Happiness. When I was in middle school my friends and I were in contest for choir, and we sang the song from Charlie Brown called "Happiness". I can't remember all of it, but some of it went like this:

Happiness is two kinds of ice cream,
knowing a secret,
climbing a tree.

Happiness is five different crayons,
catching a firefly,
setting him free.

For happiness is anyone and anything at all
that's loved by you.


How cute is that? I could really use two kinds of ice cream, five crayons and a firefly right now? What about you? I wish I could go back to being a kid, not worrying about the exams I have coming up this friday, and not worrying about what I eat, or how many calories I've burned today. Who cares what you wear and how your hair looks? It's not gonna matter in the future. I wish I could look at the whole picture sometimes.

This last Sunday we watched a video in church about relationships. Something that the guy teaching the lesson said was that if we could all learn and live by this one phrase, our lives would go so much smoother.

"It's not about me."

In 2011, I am going to try to live by that. Of course, I'm going to make many mistakes, as I already have. I've been forgive though. So have you. I'm going to look at the big picture. I hope you'll join me. :)