Purpose One

Some of you may be wondering why I've started this blog. Some of you probably don't care.

For those that do care, my answer is this:

I've been thinking a lot lately about what I've been working on (creative writing projects and things of that sort). So this blog is dedicated to all my projects, and projects of those who have inspired me.

The first piece I intend to put up is an extract from my book...a piece that really got me thinking a lot lately.

"'Pick the memory that you remember with most happiness.'
Happiness…
I wasn’t even sure what that meant anymore. It’s been so long since I last experienced happiness that, I didn’t know the real meaning of the word.
This passage is one that I'd been reflecting upon a lot lately. When I wrote it, I seriously thought hard about the consequences of doing so. I wondered what I'd end up feeling in the future when I re-read this. Now I know.

The reason for feeling like this is different though. This isn't a feeling of remorse, or a feeling that I don't know happiness. But that word. For me, I can equate happiness with passion... a passion to serve.

I've been quite grateful lately to be able to understand what it means for me to be happy, for me to truly be happy.

So today, as I began this post, I titled it Purpose One - because the number one purpose in our lives is to be happy, and to understand the peace that comes with it.

Amen.