serve, smile, learn and do

ofttimes when I don't feel like I can tell people things in person, I write them down. When I was about 17 I wrote a story for my mom to explain how I was feeling... it's kind of weird so I won't post it here, but in it I wrote 4 things that I needed to do to help resolve my feelings of despair and being totally overwhelmed with everything!

SERVE until you feel like dropping
SMILE when you feel like crying
LEARN something when your brain feels groggy
DO something when you feel like stopping

SERVE, SMILE, LEARN, and DO
are such great things to keep in mind as we go
throughout the day, week, months and years!!

new year's resolutions

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Sorry I'm posting these late... I started school last week and I have one humdinger of a schedule!! I also made a huge life changing decision that has made me have a really hard week! Anyway, here are my new year's resolutions for 2009! I usually set resolutions, but I haven't always been so good at keeping them! I'm doing a lot of praying and working on these, and I hope that I can see improvement over the year! I'll be posting a little about each resolution, why I decided on a particular resolution, and a little bit about what I'm learning, or seeing happening in myself.

2009 New Year's Resolutions

* be cheerful and pleasant all the time. Smile when I don't feel like it.
* stop procrastinating, made realistic to-do lists. Use time wisely.
* be grateful. write daily in my Gratitude Journal and see the Lord's hand in everything!
* no criticizing others or their actions.
* learn to LOVE unconditionally.
* go to bed at 9-10 and wake up at 5.
* do morning routine (exercise, scripture study, room check, etc.)
* don't take long in the bathroom! (15 min. in morning, 5-10 min. at night)
* don't pick at my lips or sores (gross I know, but it's a nervous habit!)
* don't complain! Learn to be happy NO MATTER WHAT!
* get rid of angry heart.
* read entire standard works (bible, triple combination)
* be sure to pray at least twice a day.
* read scriptures and write in journal everyday!