Decide to Rise

Have you ever fallen?

I have. It hurts.

Sometimes it takes guts to get back up.

Is it worth it? Yes. Every time...

There are many ways we can 'fall' some of them are -

Choosing to be offended

Choosing not to forgive

Choosing to be unkind

Choosing not to listen

The list goes on and on ...

The best way to move forward is to decide to rise!

This concept is similar to the famous "Batman Begins" movie line:

Why do we fall?

So we can learn to pick ourselves up.

This week, decide to rise.

Forgive

Choose not to be offended

Be kind

Try again

Listen

Be brave

Up, It's always better than down ...

Run with patience ...

Patience: 

noun

1.

the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation,annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper,irritation, or the like.

One of my favorite verses in the Bible comes from Hebrews -

"Let us run with patience the race that is set before us ..."

I love thinking of life as a cross country race. It has a beginning, it has a challenging course and ultimately, it has an end.

Our races are not the same. Some courses are filled with more challenging 'hills' than others.

The goal however, should be the same ... and that is to run the best race possible!

The course it set ... run it with patience and with love and with the will to endure and lift and love ...

One day, one step, one year, one mile at a time!

Go - Keep going - You've got this! 

PS: Let Heavenly Father help you through your challenges ... run your race with confidence, with love and with HIM!

"Run with Patience" a great article via the Ensign

In gentle ways ...

I love this ... and I especially like the word - gentle.

We can make a difference in gentle ways!

A kind word

A smile

A note of thanks

More I love yous

Hugs

Take time to listen

Reach out and lift someone along their journey

Be a light on another's dark day

Share positive energy

Believe in good things to come

Forgive

Live with a grateful heart

Understand

Love

....

Making a difference ...

I am always in awe at the ability we each have to make a difference! We can make a difference every moment - if we choose. It's the little things that add up over time ... Our choice to smile, to say a kind word, to lift another and to always be our best. Day in and day out - these things matter and contribute to making society better as a whole.

It reminds me of the the starfish poem -

One day an old man was walking down the beach just before dawn.  In the distance he saw a young man picking up stranded starfish and throwing them back into the sea.  As the old man approached the young man, he asked, "Why do you spend so much energy doing what seems to be a waste of time?"  The young man explained that the stranded starfish would die if left in the morning sun.  The old man exclaimed, "But there must be thousands of starfish.  How can your efforts make any difference?"  The young man looked down at the starfish in his hand and as he threw it to safety in the sea, he said," It makes a difference to this one!"
At times in our lives, we are all the old man, the young man, or the starfish.  Sometimes, as the old man, we don't see the purpose to actions.  Sometimes, as the young man, we persevere and make a difference.  And sometimes, we are the starfish who just need a little help.

Today, slow down and lift another with your kindness!

Sweet to the soul ...

Yesterday, I read this beautiful verse -

Proverbs 16: 24

"Pleasant words are as an honeycomb,
sweet to the soul, and health to the bones."

So true, the words we say should be sweet and uplifting. They heal and mend and lift.
Kindness matters. Always.

Make each day a masterpiece

Make each day your masterpiece ...

How, you ask? (Below are a few ideas)

Be grateful
Be kind
Lift people around you
Share your smile
Laugh
Forget yourself
Pray
Find the good in everyone and every situation
Be positive
Be patient (with yourself and others)
Share your talents
Forgive
Love


PS: Every day is a gift.
Create something beautiful ...

On the second day of Christmas ...

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ~ Plato

Kindness is a gift that changes lives and hearts.
This Christmas, be kind.