How I Became the Chief Happiness Officer (CHO)!
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The winding path of life
Through its high ups and low downs

Takes you nowhere slowly

That which was before you gets behind you
Only to find that which was behind you infront of you

Uncertain change being a certainty
Characters and characteristics evolve and mutate for survival

Yet the more things change, the more they become the same.
And the more they remain the same, the more their surroundings change.

The rags to riches return to rags
While the riches to rags bounce back to a life of priviledge.

Yet the irony of life is this:

While the end seem to matter,
 It is the journey to the end that matters more.

For the end for all is indeed that - The End;
And Life is afterall - the journey between death and life.

Its struggles and joys in the search of meaning.
Yet it is this search that is in itself, the meaning of life.

And when we finally realise,
That its the sweet smile and private squeeze of the hand by a loved one,
Not the public cheer and "likes" of remote admirers.

That it is the screams, running around and jumping on your lap of your children when you come home,
Not necessarily the approval nods of decision-makers in a boardroom as you deliver your presentation.

That it is not "all these things" that will give you His righteousness
But His righteousness that will add "all these things"

I am persuaded to rebel,
Against my own canal mind.

For I can surely see,
That the things it attaches importance to,
In the end are indeed less important.

The things I am inclined to worry about,
In hindsight, they should not have mattered at all

Yet the things i must have been happy about,
A blind eye, I turned with irritation
As I continue to chase the winds of joy, love and happiness,

When all along, it was right here with me in my heart.

When I restlessly sought a better life for the future,
But forgot today was yesterday's future,
And today, should indeed be the better life I sought yesterday.

The secret of a happy life is this:
There is no secret, just BE HAPPY!

Make it your goal!
Make it your journey!

Happiness is not something you get/catch like a flue,
It is not a destination we go to.

It is a strength of character we build,
It is a decision we make and commit to stick to.
Today and Every Day.

Truly yours,
CHO
(Chief Happiness Officer)

©GC Diaries