Mending Brokenness Through an Act of Creation

Mending something that is broken through an act of creation, so that the broken pottery becomes more valuable because of the brokenness than it was in its original condition. Redemption. Creation.
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Interesting Video About The Key to Happiness, If There Is One

I struggle a lot with how to be happy. But if there's one thing I believe -- and this runs counter to the message our popular culture sends you 24 hours a day, so I am very much in the minority in holding this view -- it's that deep happiness comes not from pursuing it directly, but as a byproduct of pursuing meaningful goals that are rooted in values that mean something to you.
This video is about a researcher of ALS -- the disease that Stephen Hawking had -- who gets ALS himself. If you can watch it without tears, you're a better person than me.
Note that his happiness comes from certain deep-rooted values: family, and the fact that his work gives him meaning because the search for a cure may help others. With a year to live, and the physical limitations he is under, he doesn't have the luxury of doing whatever makes him happy on a momentary basis. His happiness is a byproduct of pursuing meaningful goals.



Unlike the message society sends you, which is to do whatever makes you happy, I have learned happiness for me only comes from pursuing meaningful goals: to become a teacher who helps others, to better live out my faith in God, to constantly try to improve myself, to make the space I am in a little better place. Making happiness dependent on just doing what makes you feel good for a few minutes is cheap fuel. It burns quickly and is gone, leaving a feeling of dissatisfaction. Seeing happiness as a byproduct of pursuing meaningful goals which come out of your deepest values is long-lasting fuel.