Happy Is the Way to Be

Want to be truly happy? The Beatitudes point the way. This is a lesson I learned some months ago after hearing my pastor preach a series of sermons about the Beatitudes found at the beginning of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in the Book of Matthew of the New Testament. It was such an eye-and-heart-opening series of sermons that the messages are still fresh in my mind. One thing I noticed in particular was the way in which he used the words "blessed" and "happy" interchangeably as he so beautifully dissected each Beatitude.

This prompted me to look up the word "blessed" to see if, in fact, it means happy. To my delight, I found this definition in Webster's online dictionary for blessed: "of or enjoying happiness." And in some versions of the Bible, such as The Good News Translation, the word "happy" is substituted for the word "blessed" in each of the Beatitudes.

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Our Joy

Live Happy!

I love this song. Pharrell Williams really nailed this one! It makes me want to dance, smile and clap my hands. It's a good song to quick-start your day with, lift your mood, work out or dance to, or to make you feel just plain good. Click on the "read more" link below to see the lyrics and sing along. Be happy, and enjoy!

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You Look So Much Better When You Smile

I dare you to watch this video and not smile.

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Smile.