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Following the Yellow Brick Road
The Way to Happiness
I’ve never met anyone who didn’t love the movie and the story of The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum. Though it reminds us of life and the troubles that come with it, the bumpy road and the turns for the worst, like Dorothy, we hope and dream of being somewhere over the rainbow, yet we don’t know how to find it. So, in order to do that, we must first find and then follow the yellow brick road and as we discover, the road is strewn with danger and risks along the way.
What is it I’m trying to say? Life — it’s no picnic. Yet inside us burns a star, a light that shines its brightest. Our passions. Our dreams glistening bright. We slay the dragon and make very good business deals, we build our world creating cities, housing, bridges, and even castles, skyscrapers stretching up to the clouds. There’s caring for others, teaching children everywhere, and writing stories, books, and poems to learn by, to imagine, to love, to heal, to forget, and to dream. Are you on one of these roads or another? Is it where you want to be? Do you see yourself on the road to the wizard taking you home to the place where you’re happiest?
Not so easy as the story goes. There are many questions to ask yourself to get there and sometimes it’s as simple as saying yes to the right thing. Sometimes it’s a road that’s full of learning how to and becoming…
