Do What You Love and Do It Often - Part 3

Does it sound heretical to say “God wants you to be happy?” I know Christ’s followers will suffer—we are called to pick up our cross daily—but do we have to do it with a sour face? Since when did serving God have to be a solemn trial?

1. Problem One with “Do what you love and do it often” is that we don't know what makes us happy. 
2. Problem Two is that doing what we love doesn't seem important.
3. Problem Three is that we feel guilty about pursuing happiness. 

We delight in You, a photo by kelsey_lovefusionphoto on Flickr.

The Apostle Paul spoke of “rejoicing always” (Philippians 4:4). Easier said than done, right? Here is what Paul also said:

Do What You Love and Do It Often - Part 2

“Do what you love” sounds glib and unrealistic sometimes, doesn't it? There are so many things we do every day that we don’t love that fitting in things that we enjoy feels like a waste of time.

1. Problem One with “Do what you love and do it often” is that we don't know what makes us happy. 
2. Problem Two is that doing what we love doesn't seem important.

Photographer's Reflection, a photo by Bien Stephenson on Flickr.

I am in the middle of writing a novel. Actually, I have been writing it since November 2010. NaNoWriMo has turned into NaNoWri21/2Years. I enjoy writing (sometimes), much most of the time I push it to the back burner because there are so many more useful things to do.

Do What You Love and Do It Often - Part 1

I've heard it said that the secret to happiness is actually rather obvious—do what you love and do it often. How simple does it get? But there are many obstacles in our way, obviously, because I daresay most of us are unhappy to some extent.

In this blog post series, I'll tackle a few reasons why this phrase doesn't work out so well in my life, and maybe in yours, too.

writer friend caught in action, a photo by ♥ roco julie on Flickr.

1. We don't know what makes us happy. 

I always thought that the idea of "finding yourself" was rather ridiculous. How can you not know yourself? As Oscar Wilde said, "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."