“If I built a house like that I would never sell it.” was the statement one of my group-home boys made after seeing this picture of the place my wife and I built for our family and used to call “home”. I smiled at him and then gently told him, “If genuine Joy is what you seek, then the M&M’s of life will never be enough, because the genuine joy is never found in the stuff.”

As expected, he looked at me with a puzzled scowl on his face and said, “What?” I then explained to him that Money and Material things (M&M’s) will never be enough because genuine joy and satisfaction is never found in “stuff”.

Yes my friends, we can never obtain and sustain genuine joy from what we “receive or achieve”, it’s ONLY made possible from what we “give & how we live”. So the money, job promotions, fancy clothes, fine homes and cars can only get you so far, but the ever-elusive joy is an inside-out job obtained only by giving and purposeful living.

My little group-home buddy struggled with this one a bit but I think a seed of warning has been planted that may one day be instrumental in giving him what he seeks and desires most.

So, a good question for you today is, “Are you giving or getting more these days?” Hmmm… Please don’t answer this question here, just make sure you’re crystal clear. Don’t be surprised if that special Toy falls short of bringing the genuine Joy. Just Fyi… 🙂

This little breadcrumb of truth just might lead you to Making it GREAT!

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