I have enjoyed pulling my journal out and letting my mind flow without worry of grammar or punctuation or if my words even makes sense on the page. I just let what's in out and it has made a world of difference to the rest of my day. I feel more free--open.
In my journal today were thoughts about desire and getting real about whether or not I'm on the path that will lead me to where I want to be. It was very disappointing to see what little progress I've made this year, almost discouraging, but I'm determined not to let it make me want to run and hide. I know it's work ahead of me, I know. That can be a very scary prospect for me to face, work and I are not always friends, but gratefully I'm in a better place right now to see it so that I can do something about it.
I know my truth, but it's time again to refocus, rededicate, and start living it.
These thoughts came about yesterday when I reread Elder Oaks talk from the April LDS General Conference on the topic. I highly recommend it. Here are a few of his thoughts that stood out to me:
"Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming."
"When we have a vision of what we can become, our desire and our power to act increase enormously."
"...what we insistently desire, over time, is what we will eventually become and what we will receive in eternity." -elder maxwell
Happy Monday. Hope your week is starting out as good as mine. :)
2 comments:
I think it's great that you're helping the girls cultivate the habit of journal writing. I would love to be able to go back and read about myself at their ages.
very wise words. I am hoping to keep a journal and have Trey do so as well over the summer. xo
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