Happiness is a Choice
If any of you are my friend on Facebook you may have seen me post a status the same as the title of this blog some time ago. I think it is a simple concept, but maybe we don't treat it so simply. How many millions of dollars are made off self help books, conferences, and who knows what else, all promising to lead you to your best self, happiest self, you most __________ self (fill in the blank)? I don't believe that searching for happiness is a bad thing, but it depends where you look. As a Christian on the campus of the University of Michigan, I was often looked at strangely when I declined invitations to frat parties. Why wouldn't I want to go? Get drunk, dance, forget the world for a while for a few minutes of euphoria. What could be more fun? Waking up the next day, no memory, a headache, and next to who knows who...not my idea of happiness. Yet every fall millions of students rush off to their campuses in search of happiness in the...