It's been a few weeks since I've posted again...partly because I've been very busy and partly because there's been nothing overly incredible that has happened. I say that with some misgivings, because there has been an incredible change in me over the last few weeks, it's just been a gradual thing...not one or more 'life changing moments'.
I have found my key to being happy. Not happy-smiling-haha, but truly, deeply, peacefully happy. It's kind of hard to explain, but it's there. Maybe the best explaination I can give is just a lack of stress and worry over things that don't matter. Just taking into consideration only those things that have an eternal impact in my life, and letting everything else go. So someone said something rude to me at work...it was just words. Or maybe someone cut me off as I was driving...I just slow down, because no one got hurt, so it was no big deal. It's an experiment that I've been working on...and I'm not perfect at it yet, but my daily life is so much better, easier, and happier these days. I've truly come to realize that we really never know what's going to happen tomorrow, or even today, so why should I waste time stressing over things that are meaningless? Instead I am using each precious moment I have been given to enjoy the life I'm living. On Sunday I saw a deer hopping/running across a frozen lake and into a meadow. It was so beautiful! And rather than being upset because the person driving in front of me was going slow, I was grateful that I was going slow enough to have had the chance to see it. It's mostly about just being content and at peace with whatever comes your way, rolling with the punches so to speak, and being grateful for the opportunities presented to each of us every day.
Try it...it's worth it...and even if it doesn't work for you I can promise it won't hurt anything!
Ciao,
Z
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
What would I tell my younger self?
The other day I read a post from a blog that was found and posted by someone I met in Lethbridge called 3 pieces of advice I'd give my 18 year old self if I could. It's a post about a man who "meets himself" at 18 on a street corner and has 20 minutes of his undivided attention. It got me thinking...if I could go back and visit my younger self what would I say? What advice would I share? If I could choose I would probably choose a younger age...16? Mostly because that's the age I was when I graduated High School and made many important decisions...
I think the first thing I would do was explain to myself how important it is to have confidence. Don't try to be other people, just be yourself, and love who you are. Remember you will always be a better you than anyone else! You are here to make a difference in the world just how you can...not how someone else can.
Next would come "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world" (Original Author Unknown). Never forget this. In life, in school, at work...you'll go through some hard times, but if you always remember that you never know when you'll come across that one person who needs you at that moment it will be easier to make it through your trials.
I would also bear my testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel, and how the teachings may not always be easy to follow, but it's worth it to. This is one thing I struggled with for a while when I was younger. I think many people do. The expectations seemed great, and without a firm knowledge of why to stick with it life it was tough to make correct choices. There were times that the decisions I did make were not the right ones for the simple reason that it was easier. This is probably the closest thing I get to a regret, but I still do not truly regret it because I learned so much...particularily about the Love our Saviour has for each of us.
I would probably throw something in there about how boys aren't worth ruining friendships over and how sometimes they will hurt you, but there is almost always something to learn from the situation. This was something that took me too long to realize...but it's so true!
I'm not sure if there's much else I would share. Maybe I wouldn't even say that much. Each experience I've gone through in my life has been something to learn from...and I'm not sure that the consequences of changing those events and not learning each individual lesson would be worth it. What do you think? What would you share with your younger self if you had the chance?
I think the first thing I would do was explain to myself how important it is to have confidence. Don't try to be other people, just be yourself, and love who you are. Remember you will always be a better you than anyone else! You are here to make a difference in the world just how you can...not how someone else can.
Next would come "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world" (Original Author Unknown). Never forget this. In life, in school, at work...you'll go through some hard times, but if you always remember that you never know when you'll come across that one person who needs you at that moment it will be easier to make it through your trials.
I would also bear my testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel, and how the teachings may not always be easy to follow, but it's worth it to. This is one thing I struggled with for a while when I was younger. I think many people do. The expectations seemed great, and without a firm knowledge of why to stick with it life it was tough to make correct choices. There were times that the decisions I did make were not the right ones for the simple reason that it was easier. This is probably the closest thing I get to a regret, but I still do not truly regret it because I learned so much...particularily about the Love our Saviour has for each of us.
I would probably throw something in there about how boys aren't worth ruining friendships over and how sometimes they will hurt you, but there is almost always something to learn from the situation. This was something that took me too long to realize...but it's so true!
I'm not sure if there's much else I would share. Maybe I wouldn't even say that much. Each experience I've gone through in my life has been something to learn from...and I'm not sure that the consequences of changing those events and not learning each individual lesson would be worth it. What do you think? What would you share with your younger self if you had the chance?
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