Advice to myself

Last night as I wrote my To- Do list for the next day, I wanted to give myself a few words of wisdom to remember in the heat of the moment.  As I started writing to myself, it was like my pen had a mind of its own and would not stop:

SMILE

Go with the flow

Enjoy your kids

*Listen*

Praise them and look for the good.

Be grateful-

and thank your Father in Heaven

OFTEN.

Enjoy the journey.

Trials will pass,

life will be sweeter

you will be better,

stronger,

immovable in your faith.

Your love for your family will grow.

You will be thankful things happened the way they did.

Praise God every day.

Take quiet times to just listen, to ponder, to pray,

to think about your children and your husband.

Savor them and enjoy them.

Live life like you mean it

and have fun every day

and giggle, even at the silliest and stupidest things.

Sing often,

Sing loud

Sing soft

but just sing.

Don't forget how much you love it.

Say your prayers

and don't forget you're praying to your Father

who sees everything

and knows you better than you know yourself.

Listen to your body;

when it tells you to rest

or not rest

or to eat

or not to eat

It will not let you down if you listen to your needs.

Drink lots of water

and smile at yourself in the mirror

and then say, "I love you,"

and "I love who you are becoming,"

and someday you will mean it.

And as you love yourself,

 you will love others more deeply

and be less judgemental and more patient.

You will change;

your heart will be softer,

full of gratitude and thanks to those around you.

Pay your tithing with a smile,

Be generous in your fast offerings

and don't ever forget

how it felt to wonder

how you would feed your children.

Remember

how every day, and week and month

miracles happened

on your behalf so that you had groceries.

Don't ever forget how it felt.

So, keep journaling and re-reading your journal

and share it with others as you feel prompted;

especially your husband and your children.

 

 

It's interesting that when I wrote this down, it seemed to etch itself in my brain, and I felt that I was able to follow at least some of my own advice the following day.  Now, if I can keep remembering these things, and really implement them, I can really grow.