I guess i've been a bit down these past few weeks, with all the challenges and trials that i'm facing. I've noticed my sadness, complaining and pessimism. But today i learnt two things; firstly, that I shouldn't be the only thing standing in my way of being happy; and the second thing i learnt was that I shouldn't think about the negative things in life all the time, but i should instead think of the positives--because how can you become something you're not even thinking about?
Brad Wilcox gave the most amazing talk today! Everything he said just made sense to me and spoke directly to me. He said that we should be gentle on ourselves. I guess we're climbing a mountain and sometimes we're trying really hard to get to the top but we get to a point where we feel like we can't go on any longer, so we stop. But we then get upset with ourselves because we haven't reached the top yet. But it's actually ok to stop for a break because what we fail to see is that we've already climbed half way up the hill to get to where we are! I thought that was quite a realistic representation of what happens in my life.
I don't think Heavenly Father wants me to be sad or pessimistic; i think He wants me to be happy, which is why He sent his son to help me. Jesus Christ satisfied the demands of justice for all the mistakes i have and will ever make; and with his infinite mercy he has set a new requirement for us to meet -- not a requirement of punishment or of payment, but a requirement of change. I hope that i will change. I hope that i will become happier and more optimistic about life and choose to to focus on the good even though sometimes it's hard.
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