Thankfulness



One thing that really helps lift me up is remembering and thinking about all of the amazing things all around me, that I have right at my fingertips. How amazing is it that we have beautiful leaves during the fall? Each so perfect, and if not perfect--maybe a piece grown to the side here or broken off there--still wondrously beautiful because it is unique. So many details come out when examined closely and when taking the time to see, that would never be noticed otherwise. I love it. Sometimes I have to remind myself to breathe and slow down to look around myself, and doing this reminds me that life will all be OK. Inhaling the scents and beauty around tends to liven me up, and helps me open my eyes and be happy. It reminds me that patience is the best cure for hard times. Think of a tree, it takes so many years for it to become strong and firm and to grow deep roots. In the same manner I may take a while to develop or become what I need to be (or I'll at least achieve a few parts of that vision I have, hopefully) but I will get there, even though it may (and WILL) take years. Just as each leaf of a tree appears to be hand crafted in delicacy, so I must develop myself and my attributes while paying just as much attention to every detail. And just because it may take a while for me to become who I want, or to get over a certain bad habit doesn't mean it won't ever happen. Just because I can't microwave and prepare myself like a perfect dish in 50 seconds doesn't mean my eventual progression and becoming better isn't possible. I love this quote by Neal A. Maxwell: The ways of God are not the ways of the world. Just because sometimes behavior is changed gradually is no reason to obscure the ideal. I love that! Aim high! Never lose hope! A good reminder for myself. Sometimes being surrounded constantly by super fast things during this age of technology such as cars and internet and microwaves denies me of practicing my muscles of patience, which will always be needed to lift the weights of my life. Life is great! I/you/we all can do it!





These are some pictures my friend Nina took of leaves and trees