The Parable of the English Ivy

From our series, "The Big, Hairy, Ugly Roots of Unhappiness" - Part 1  Everyone wants to be happy, but at times we find ourselves unhappy. What we sometimes fail to do is to actually look at the roots of unhappiness. It often comes into our lives a cute little seedling, but what we plant in our lives grows… develops a root system and can grow into a problem that steals, kills and destroys what is good in our lives –– that is, if we let it.