A Bowl of Happy

I woke up on Saturday morning and had eggs for breakfast.  But when I was young, cereal was the staple.  I remember the cupboards being filled with different types of cereal. Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter was my favorite (My health conscious son will cringe when he reads that).  But, this weekend I had a really weird thought while I was eating.

I saw a commercial that advertised a bowl of cereal as a "bowl of happy".  And my mind started to race.  What if we could have different bowls of "cereal" in the morning that really were full of emotion?  What if you literally could have a bowl full of courageous, a bowl full of happiness, a bowl full of satisfied, a bowl full of confidence, a bowl full of relaxed, a bowl full of inspired, or a bowl full of positve?

Further yet, what if the more you ate the more intensely you felt the emotion.  For example, you could eat of bowl of happy but if you ate a second bowl of happy you would be ecstatic, excited, or exhilarated?

I know what you are thinking right about now:

1. We have "bowls" of happy right now.  They are called drugs and they are illegal.
2.  Jeff, you must have lost your mind.  This is weird!
3. What is the point of this ridiculous blog!

If you are thinking the first two points, you are probably correct in your thinking.  But the point is that all of the people I know would pick a positive emotion and not a negative emotion.  However, some psychologists tell us that we should welcome and embrace our negative emotions.

Personally, I would not wake up and order a bowl of sad, or angry, or frustration, or intimidated.  I think we can work through our negative emotions and not dwell on them, but embracing them is not something I will do anytime soon.

When God created the Garden of Eden, he did not intend for negative emotions to be a part of our human experience.  I have also read that heaven will be pure joy with no tears and sadness. 

A life full of positive emotions is a rich life.  So if I had my choice I would order the bowl of inspired with a second bowl of Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch just for old times sake!

What bowl of "emotional" cereal would you have?