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Finding Happiness Beyond Surfing: Pass the Bucket by Vans [Video]

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When this video started I quickly labeled Leila Hurst as “cool” and “popular” and “happy.” I saw a gorgeous, blond, teen surfer who was getting lots of money and fame for doing what she loved. What could be better? As the video went on I saw her close relationship with her sister who has spinal bifida, and how strong the bond of siblings can be if we don’t let our struggles or resentment get in the way. Then I listened more closely to what Leila was saying. This is what I heard: “When Read more [...]

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Epic Quotes from JP2: Seeking Happiness

“It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provokes you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is he who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is he who reads in your hearts your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle. It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your Read more [...]

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2.06 – What is Happiness?

What is happiness? Can I be happy on Earth?

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1.04 – Happy Happy Joy Joy? God and our Happiness

It’s our fifth episode, and to kick off Lent we’re looking at the question “God wants me to be happy… right?”

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