February 24, 2010
Let peace be the journey, for a happy life.
The Winter Olympics inspired me to watch Cool Runnings, a movie that is in my opinion one of the best happy life movies of all time! The story is loosely based on the real life history of the 1988 Jamaican Bob Sled team. In the movie, a group of sprinters have an accident that keeps them from the summer games. In their quest to go to the Olympics, they form a bobsled team and learn the importance of the journey over the end result. Cool Runnings means peace be the journey.
In our day to day lives, it is so easy for us to get caught up in hustle and bustle of the goal, we forget about the joy of working towards it. Often we even forget that we have chosen the go al ourselves and we are free to un-chose it if we want. Often just remembering that we do have a choice helps us enjoy the journey more. For example, when I get to go to work at a challenging job that pays the bills rather than have to go to work, my whole day changes.
If you are interested, you can click here to see a clip from the movie, Cool Runnings . When you next feel like a failure, or feel frazzled or frustrated, remember Cool Runnings and …
Let peace be the journey, for a happy life.
Affirmation
I take the time to enjoy the journey. I look for peace along the way and know that a good journey improves my happiness and my character more than the destination.
Journal or Meditation Question
How could I add more peace and happiness to my journey through life? Where am I putting so much emphasis on the destination that I stop enjoying the journey?
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