Well, today, even though I totally and completely appreciated the many lessons I learned from General Conference, I had a complete breakdown. I have so much room for progress in every aspect of my life and despite my knowledge of the Savior's ability to make up in the bajillion areas for which I lack, I just got discouraged. Well, there is always and will always be a cure to these moments.
1. Talk to my mom...her words are like magic. And she loves me. Unconditionally. (and listens unconditionally)
2. Church music...ahh..sometimes Taylor Swift can do it for me, but when she isn't even enough Hilary Weeks is.
3. Mother Teresa quotes.
4. Be ALONE.
Let me expound....
Ok, well, no need for expounding for on why my mom is on the list...if you know her, you know why.
Hilary Weeks gets it...I don't know what her experiences in life have been, but that woman knows what it's like to be a Latter-day Saint female. You see, I'm convinced that many of us can avoid some of the HUGE pitfalls out there but the mists of darkness get us big time. Discouragement, inadequacy, the lack of ability to see eternal potential, I think these can really get us when we aren't paying attention. Let me give a few quotes from some of her songs that struck home tonight,
"He knew there’d be moments when no earthly words
Could take away your sorrow And no human eyes could see what you’re going through
When you’ve taken your last step and done all that you can do
He will lift your heavy load and carry you"
Another one..
"But I need you by my side
I don't have the strength
To make it on my own
And Lord, do you hear my prayer
How soon will you answer me? "
I don't have the strength
To make it on my own
And Lord, do you hear my prayer
How soon will you answer me? "
And my absolute favorite
"It may seem simple all the little things you do,
But the lives you touch matter so much,
And there's no one else like you.
Father needs you to stand tall and faithful..oh if you could see what he sees."
So anyways, finally, I love Mother Teresa....I don't understand how someone could be so phenomenally service oriented and not want to pull her hair out..anyhow some day I shall ask her..until then, I love her quotes. I google them regularly. It seems as if there is always one that answers a question I have. This week this specific quote hit the spot.
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
FINALLY, I think it's important we just sit by our self with our self completely isolated from what anyone can say to us besides God. There's too much noise in this world. Too many people pulling us this way and that. As that great woman says, it was never between us and them anyway. SO I learned that talking to God is going to be much more beneficial than letting my mind be consumed with my mile long list of imperfections....He can take care of that list more than I can.
Anyways, if anyone is feeling this way, try out this list. I believe it.
