Happiness

The other day whilst waiting for a VERY slow website to load, a paper on the desk caught my eye. It was a copy of an article that was posted on my dad's favorite web site; http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ last Thanksgiving. The author was talking about a poll that said that 69% of Americans say they aren't happy. The writer went on to point out how fortunate Americans are compared to the rest of the world, think of it, there is more food in our Dick's Piggy Wiggly than ALL of some poverty stricken countries. We should be thankful for what we have etc. I liked the article, it was thought provoking. Anyway, I said that whole thing just to get to the fact that reading that made me think. "Am I happy?"

Last year a group of homeschoolers, under the leadership of my mother dearest, put together a small newspaper we called The Christian Homeschool Herald. A group of boys put together a riddle section. One of the riddles said "Where can you always find Happiness?" The answer was "In the dictionary." That's not entirely true by my standards (you can only find true happiness in God) but by the world's standard, that is the only place.

In today's culture finding Happiness is the goal of everyone, although it comes in different forms; fame fortune etc. that is really what people are searching for, happiness and fulfillment. Therefore that poll reveals that almost 70% of my countrymen aren't finding what they are looking for, even though a large portion of them say they are "Christian." hmmmm...

Back to my question, "Am I Happy?" Well I'm not starving, abused, or hurt. I know lots of people who love me, I have two parents and a remarkable 8 siblings, and most importantly, I know God is my Father and he loves me.

So, YES, I am happy.