Happiness is being studied by social science and written about more than ever before by far.īut we’re actually going to root this study in the book of Philippians.
#PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS SONG PROJECT X SERIES#
So we’re launching into the new year with this series called Happy. Today it’s 14 1/2.įourteen-year-old kids should not have to carry that weight. They say the average age for the onset of depression in 1960 was 29 1/2.
Mental health experts say depression is about 10 times more common in our day than it was in the 1960s - even though we’re a lot richer and better educated. When Robin Williams died our whole nation went into a time of mourning… because there was this guy, and he just seemed to bring so much joy, and to think inside he had to struggle with so much sadness just made a lot of people sad. If there’s someone who can make us laugh, we’ll pay them all kinds of money because we want to be happy. I don’t know about you, but I loved Robin William’s stuff. Lived here in the Bay Area for so many years. The guy who came up with that list was Robin Williams. We’re hungry for joy, but everywhere it seems to be so elusive. No matter what you believe, there’s bound to be at least one other Episcopalian who agrees with you.
#PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS SONG PROJECT X HOW TO#
You don’t have to know how to swim to get baptized.ġ. You don’t have to check your brains at the door.Ĥ. Male and female - God created them male and female - we ordain them.ħ. Here’s the list - the 10 top reasons to become Episcopalian.Ĩ. He came up with the 10 top reasons for being Episcopalian. There’s a standup comedian who’s Episcopalian. What if when people heard the word Christian, instead of thinking judgmental or proud or something like that, they just thought joyful? People who are able to laugh at themselves. They felt like we were a bunch of people who just genuinely wanted to be here. What if anytime anyone came to a service here -īut when they came in here they just felt happy. What if you were to approach your God-given joy potential as a human being? What if our church became famous for joy? What if our church became the happiest place on earth? So often life is this way - I want it to turn out a certain way, and then it doesn’t.
Kind of a famous, effective parenting line. “Do you understand how much we paid for you to be here today? So you stand in line, and you wait two hours, and you go on those rides, and you be happy… or I will give you something to be happy about!” It was about 120 degrees, and the lines were 2 hours long.
I don’t know why we chose August to go to Disneyland.
I remember one year my mom went with us to Disneyland in August. No one wants to spend more time with that person.įor me, I’ve found I love the idea of going to Disneyland more than I actually love going to Disneyland. Then, alternatively, bring to mind the unhappiest, most joy-challenged person you know.ĭon’t look at them. I just look forward to every moment I’m with them. Who wouldn’t want to spend more time with that person? They just kind of breathe life and energy into you. They’re optimistic when they think about the future. Think of someone who is authentically happy. I don’t mean someone who is excessively sentimental or anything like that. Think for a moment about the happiest, most joyful person you know. I’d like to start today with a thought experiment.
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