We discussed all kinds of inspirational messages this week! I probably feel this way because I'm constantly overcoming challenges and it is a struggle. Of course we had to watch Elder Holland's video from his talk "Good Things to Come". I love this talk!
"“Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead.” Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come."
President Monson's message on "looking back and moving forward" talks about one of our sweetest blessings being the guiding promptings of the spirit to direct us in furthering His work.
Then there was another talk by Elder Holland, "However Long and Hard the Road", He talks about keeping a sense of humor, (the only thing that keeps me sane at times!) and putting our energies into becoming, being excited about growing, developing, and our personal potential. The only limitations are from ourselves. Sacrifice, effort, and patience. Some things are good to terminate, others to persevere, hang one, keep going, Lord can make small things into something great.
One video we watched talked about the idea of "5 whys". (Stanford Technology Venture Program with Eric Ries) When encountered with a problem, it is usually a surface problem, by asking "Why?" a few times, you can dig down to the root cause/problem and by addressing that, little by little, you fix future problems from surfacing. It reminds me of the "give a mouse a cookie" effect from a problem to a solution:
1. Why didn't I do the dishes, I don't have soap,
2. Why don't I have soap, I didn't go to the grocery story,
3. Why? Don't know if I have money in the bank,
4. Why? Didn't do my weekly Finance meeting
5. Why? Meeting isn't scheduled on my calendar so forgot.
The root cause here seems to be time management instead of a lazy dishwasher.
In the book we're reading "Hero's Journey" it talks about facing our dragons, (Chapter 8) Dig down until you come to an actual "dragon" you need to face to resolve the problem once and for all. (I can always dig down deeper to my needing to strengthen faith in and acceptance of the Savior's Atonement to help me accept and love myself and call upon his power to help me change and make great, what I feel like I have only a small and simple effort to give).
I've really enjoyed reading the Hero's Journey book. What I've read so far has been small sections of beautiful, inspiring and substantial messages. The authors pull direct stories, speeches, and quotes from great minds and historical figures, and have put them together into chapters. This makes me feel that the information is credible, as well as enjoyable and easy to read.
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