I do a lot of learning, everyday. I bookend my day. I start with an uplifting talk and then read scriptures and before I go to bed I do the same thing. We can all be brought to life by doing this. I guess I fall short in the listening […]
Guessing
I know that I have done this. I have attempted to please people by been the version of me that they wanted me to be. Sadly I did this for many years, because of the pressure to conform to somebody else’s idea of what I thought they wanted. Even though […]
Fearful
How many times have I told myself I can’t do that? I think I said that many many times. I have held myself back because of one reason or another. Most of those reasons either involved money, time or knowledge. Mostly money. I have decided to trust what I […]
Becoming
Here lately I have made a few changes in my life, some of them minor some of them major. About 18 months ago I kind of woke up to a whole new thought that I had never considered before. A few things happened along the way to prepare me for […]
I am learning
I am in a perpetually being educated state. This can only happen if you be still within yourself and become humble enough to accept the answers. Sometimes the answers may surprise you, or scare you, or comfort you. However the process of learning is the same. Remaining humble. Now […]
Prayer
I know if I didn’t do this I would not be able to make it through my day. I tell him all my frustrations, all my confusion, all my anxiety. There was a time when I thought that I could hide even in prayer. I have found that he knows […]
Courage
Another definition of courage is strength in the face of pain or grief. I have experienced this a lot. Really, I have had moments whilst going to school that tested my metal and my ability to dig in and keep going. The first real test was dealing with Rebekah’s health […]
Hard times
This also goes hand in hand with patience, my least favorite attribute that Heavenly Father is insisting on instilling in me. It is difficult to endure. I have found that when I finally have had enough and I just can’t go on anymore that a very real very raw prayer […]