Happyness

Yea, I spelled it wrong. But, anyway, went to animal kingdom yesterday and now my ankles are sore. How, exactly, does that happen, you may ask? By running around a freaking park for 4 hours non-stop. Oh well, for every happiness there's a price. For a whole day of happiness, the price apparently is aching muscles. I swear, if I did that every day, I'd look lke one of those body builders. shudder.
Well, I had a nice time. I got annoyed for a little while for reasons I'm not saying but I got over it. I refuse to waste my time on shit like that. It's pointless.
Something that got me thinking yesterday was when sam said that she had no religion, she just believed in a personal relationship with God. I couldn't think of a response to that. I KNOW religion is important, not to say I haven't question mine before, but how could I put that into words without sounding like, I don't know.. a stereotype, biased christian unaware of all the implications their religion comes with. I thought about it on the way home and my doubts manifested themselves in dreams. This morning after my last catechism class for the rest of my life, I found an answer. It might not erase all doubt as to religion's importance, but it's the best I can think of. God help me to write it down in a way you understand.
Religion is the term for a group of people believing one thing and it sets guidelines about how you practice. Unlike how sam put it, you shouldn't worship your religion, your religion is built around the deity you worship. It's a family of people who all share a common faith. The amounts of that and how you go about it is up to you, and if a member of that family falls into sin, you forgive and wait for them to come back with open arms, like you would a brother or sister. This is how my religion, at least, works. It's run by humans, thus there is corruption, but the religion doesn't change because a member does. Religion's main purpose is to bring you closer to God.
Did I say all of that right? I don't know. Take it as you will, but I hope it helps someone find some Happyness.
Love,
Vikki