Think of Others or Self?

When I think of others, I should think of MY others. If I have time or energy left over, then I can think other others.

Gratitude

Gratitude is the emotional response to when an open question is resolved to my benefit. In day to day situations, it requires the reframe that a thing that is, is also a thing that had an alternative and could've been not.

Gratitude acknowledges and rewards others' Christlike behavior with kindness

I should be grateful for His atonement because if I were the only person on earth, He would have done it just for me

The Real Meaning of Sacrifice

I always assume it means to give up time or money or something precious.

What it means is giving up the  awful things that are holding me back - fear, anger, and sadness - and choosing to be willing to let Him replace them with peace.

Sometimes I'm reluctant because I feel like they're protecting me from something worse.

In truth, they're protecting me from something better.

Power of Trials

Because of the trial, I came closer to my Savior, and I knew Him better.

I was better for it.

Being like Him means always being forward thinking and never being emotionally hijacked.

Benevolence

Benevolence is vicarious joy. The pleasure of it is imagining how good my kindness will make someone else feel, and letting that feeling of control over my existence energize me

His Peace

The world's peace is freedom from trials. 

His peace is knowing I can handle this trial with his help.

Fear Is Not Required

Fear is not required 

Fear is never required 

Peace is often required 

That's why peace is what He offers for the asking.

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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The Apprentice

I am a child of God, but I am an adult child of God. The method is modeling, the goal is independence.

Being Sent

A suggestion in conference was to "say in prayer to Heavenly Father, 'here I am, send me.' Then listen."

I've always been afraid to do that, fearing that he would send me to Equatorial Guinea without purse or scrip, But when I listened, He told me that He is sending me where I am already going to be kind to someone who needs kindness, and that He would let me know who it was that needed it.

This... I can do.

Purpose and Confidence

What would happen if I started each day feeling purposeful and confident?

RTFM

Are you happy?

Did you read the instruction manual?

Don't Negotiate with Terrorists

Endurance athlete David Dack on running (and life):

"No one tells you running is 10 percent cardio and 90 percent negotiating with the voice begging you to quit."

Note: substitute any good thing you do for "running".

Mortal and Finite Love

The currency of love is time.

Being mortal and finite, it's not possible for me to love everyone.

Jesus walked by hundreds of people every day without stopping.

I am not expected to outdo the Savior.

We are not commanded to love everyone. We're commanded to love our neighbor. 

My neighbor is the person in front of me. I don't need to go looking for him.

Proof of Learning

I haven't really learned something unless what I've learned changes me.

-Sr Bednarek 

Put Something Down

"The problem with keeping your options open is that every option requires energy to hold. And a shelf full of maybes is often heavier than a hand holding one yes. Put something down."

-James Clear 

How Would the Savior Minister unto Me?

Slowly, with patience, without judgment, and filled with peace that fills me too.

Murmuring

"Your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord."

Exodus 16:8

He's never trying to hurt me, and doesn't deserve murmuring 

Slow Peace

The key to peace is slowing down.

Normally I'm on edge and in a hurry.

Which doesn't invite peace. It doesn't work.

If what I'm doing doesn't work, I need to try something else. Anything else. Because this isn't working.

I'll try slowing down and see if that works.

Feelings: Keep or Toss

All feelings are telling me something. After I recognize what a feeling means, I can choose to keep it or to focus on something else to bring up a feeling I'd prefer to experience. He will help me if I ask.