Happiness

Talking religion in the work place is a bitch. If a Jehovah's Witness comes to my door asking me if I'm happy with my life and the way the world is headed, I take it as my responsibility to tell him to fuck off and slam the door in his face. When a co-worker who I greatly respect quotes the bible during conversation I feel just as uncomfortable. The urge to slam a door in her face burns in the back of my mind and my finger tips tingle as I mentally reach for an imaginary door. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your point of view) cubicles have no doors. So I sat, and listened - shifting in my seat like I had to poop.

In the end it wasn't so bad. For example, here's one of a couple that was quoted to me:

2 Peter 1:5-7
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

What this has anything to do with work, or spreading nasty rumors of lay offs and bankruptcy blithe - I don't remember (thats normally the kind of thing we talk about around here these days). Normally I scrutinize the passages and marvel at how out of context their taken, but this one is pretty harmless.

The thing I like to take away from this one is you don't (and shouldn't) have to believe in God or read the bible to see the value in adding goodness, knowledge, self control, perseverance, brotherly kindness, and love to your life. These are all attributes of happiness; they are actions you can take to add to happiness in your life; happiness being the most important feeling of content and self achievement... and if that's not working for you there's always hookers and blow.