Inspire Me Today July 3 2013
Ours is a world focused on “shiny stuff”. An endless parade of shiny new things that will supposedly make us happier.
Whether it’s a new baby doll or toy car, we are taught from the earliest age to strive harder, to be better, so we can get more shiny stuff.
Soon we learn that shiny stuff isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. The wrapping paper goes in the trashcan, and the shine begins to wear off. It’s time to donate the old stuff to make room for the new stuff…. “Do you have something shiny?” we ask….
And so the cycle continues throughout our lives… an empty pursuit of more shiny stuff.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can get off the bus any time you like.
A wise man once said that our happiness does not come from shiny stuff, and he counseled that it is better to give than to receive.
When we take time to give thanks to others for what they do, we become happier and healthier. And they do too.