Pursuit Of Happiness

This world and culture value things that drain us.

Do you ever find yourself asking, Is There More To This Life?

Do the activities of this life leave you feeling drained, misplaced, unfulfilled, or incomplete?

Have you ever woken up and wondered HOW DID I GET HERE?

Things are not meant to be that way!

We are designed for more than this!

We cannot find joy in possessions. Things on this planet will always come to an end. They'll rust, be stolen or taken away, burn in the fire, drown in a flood or even die. But there are things that are more important. More eternal. In order to evaluate what those things are you have you ask yourself: What are my priorities?

Are you valuing things that will rust and decay? Or are you leaving a legacy that will last after our bodies die?

We are SO MUCH MORE than our struggles, our possession, and our journies. We are a soul and spirit. We have passions and motivations. We do not need to be controlled by things that are temporary. We should be focused on this very important question: How will we be remembered? We will only be remembered fondly if we live our lives helping others.

Yeshua tells us and shows us that we are valuable; even when this world tells us we are not. Yeshua also shows us how to love our lives by loving others around us and loving ourselves. His words can be found in the verses provided below. Those are the words that have framed my art. I encourage you to read them and let them rethink your priorities and your life.

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ONLY LEGACY LASTS

Humans have lost focus on what is truly important. We focus on the things that will come to an end; eventually being touched by time, theft, fire, or death. When we do this, we are no better than Zombies; animated flesh, already dead.

But when we live for what is REAL; our Spirits & the legacy we leave behind/how we treat others; then we are living for the only things that will potentially outlast this life.

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I started my first business when I was 13, I was doing yard work, then babysitting, after that, it was a small upgrade to pet sitting.... all at once. From a young age, I knew that I needed to be successful; I knew that I had to buy my first car by myself, pay half the insurance myself, save for school tuition, etc.... By the time I was 30, I had bought my second home, I was working a government job that paid me exceptionally well, I had a pension & benefits, I had a rental property, I had my dream vehicle.... Through a lot of struggle and aspiration, I had achieved more in my short life than some people could dream about for their lifetime; and all before I even reached 'middle age.

So then why was I so sick, why did I feel so incomplete, why did I feel like I was still struggling to get through each day?? I found myself living what many would call "the good life" but it didn't feel that way.

Yes my fridge was full, my life was full, my time was full and my accomplishments were full, but my heart & my relationships were NOT full, in fact, they were far from it.

Over the 3 decades of life, I had pursued all the things that I THOUGHT would bring me happiness only to realize that I had gotten myself arrested by a set of 'golden handcuffs'.

Sadly I must admit, I didn't get to this realization easily. I had to reach a place in my life where my body began to shut down. It started with aches and pains that gradually, over years, grew until I was taking pain killers like vitamins. Next, my digestion became more temperamental; everything I ate made me feel ill. After that, I noticed that I was catching more colds & flu's than normal. Over time, I started to notice that my Sick hours I'd banked at work weren't lasting me as long as they should... I started having to take sick days without pay. Eventually, I would have a doctor tell me that my Immune system had wakened.

I had worked my body into submission & illness.

I WAS SICK & TIRED OF BEING SICK & TIRED

It was at this point that I was forced to re-evaluate my life & my priorities. I wanted to be healthy, I wanted to feel happy again, I wanted a future that I didn't feel the need to vacation from.

I wanted to be there for my daughter when she was struggling, I wanted to help others when I saw a need, without worrying about being reprimanded at work or losing my income.

I had a job that would qualify me as 'Successful' but it was, literally, killing me slowly.

I needed to do something different because I couldn't see myself maintaining this pace of life until I retired. I wanted to live a life that I didn't need to retire from. I had to change my definition of HAPPINESS and then I need to change my actions to support & pursue my new goals.

This world and culture value things that drain us…. Many of us find ourselves asking, Is There More To This Life???

The activities of this life leave us feeling Drained, misplaced, unfulfilled, and incomplete. Have you ever woken up and wondered 'HOW DID I GET HERE???', or mused about how Things are Not meant to be this way!!!'.

We are designed for more than this!, which means that we cannot find joy in possessions or accomplishments. Things on this Planet will always come to an end; Rust, Thieves, Fire, Flood, Death…. But there are things that are more important. This life/existence is not pointless, we just need to adjust our goals to focus on what is Truly Important in this life.