Superman!

The number one reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they have to go instead of how far they have gone.

I just watched..... "Waiting for Superman"
More emotions and ideas spread through my entire body than ever before........

How was my education in Grade School?
High School?

University?

What am I going to do as a teacher?

Am I up for the challenge?

Is this why I am here?

My heart goes out to all the families and individuals who struggle in this world...
I AM one OF THEM

EdUcAtIoN~

a term that is used too often and taken lightly

Dictionary definition: the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgement, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.

What am I going to do as an educator?

Whatever it TAKES to ensure that others benefit from my efforts.

that road is long and unfamiliar to me

When Heavenly Father reaches across eternity and highlights something in our lives, we should pay special attention.

For each of us HE has customized a lifetime of appropriate growth opportunities

I am at a critical point in my life where choices are more than making a decisions...
its making outcomes.
its putting them into action and running with the consequences that come from it.

Wisdom is knowing the right path to take; Integrity is taking it.

Ever Wonder...

I do have a ligther side to myself :)

Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.

Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.

Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveay and put our unless junk in the garage.

Why the sun lugthens our hair, but darkens our skin?

Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?

Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?

Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?

Why is lemon juice made with artifical flavoring, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?

Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

Remain

I have picked up a book that belonged to my mother, Return by Elder Robert D Hales. I started reading it and fell in love!

One of the best Christmas gifts ever was to receive my very own copy!!!

Now with 8 months passing I have picked it up again.

"We have to understand that our hopes, dreams, and aspirations may not be fulfilled in our lives. Both our successes and our failures are the maturing moments in our life. What we learn from theses experiences shapes our perspective. there are many reasons for our not achieving all of the goals we set for ourselves. Our goals may be unrealistic and beyond our mental, physical, or emotional capabilities. Or our goals may conflict with the natural evolution of circumstances around us, such as world events, social interactions, or the choices of others that are beyond our control."

I wanted to be a professional dancer.... now I am having knee surgery Nov 29Th
I wanted to be a Interior Designer.... now I am a Professional Technical Teacher
I wanted to be a Mother.... now I am a Single, Independent, Career Woman

"There will be times in your lives when things don't go as we plan, but the Lord's plan is greater than we can even dream. When disappointments come into our lives, it is well to remember that we should learn from our experiences, both successes and failures, and be grateful for being able to move joyfully forward with faith and hope."

Real vs. Ideal

Customize to suit me

How am I going to celebrate my goals?
How do I know I've reached a goal?

I AM A TEACHER OF STUDENTS

I am posting to anchor deeper within my untapped potential

My commitment is important

Refiner and Liberty

REFINE- to bring to a finer state or form by purifying

LIBERTY- freedom from control, interface, obligations, restrictions, hampering conditions, etc.

As I have mentioned before... I've been reading over my emails from the MISSION.

There is a moment in my mission where the CLOUDS were the darkest they could possible get. A transfer in time where I would never RELIVE..... but accept the fact that it was VITAL to experience.

Can one live throught the refiners fire and liberty jail together?

or even experience them together?

I HAVE

My mission president wrote this: Persistence is the power to go on in the face of difficulty. It is the missionary who never gives up, the missionary of faith who perseveres, the ablilty to try and try again, the person who gives until it hurts and then who gives some more. It is the person who keeps getting up one more time when he gets knocked down, the person who will accept defeat, and the quality that makes good men great and great men even better.

Legacy

I have been reading through my mission journals, notes, and emails to my mission president and family.

I came across this question that I asked myself.

Is my mission legacy sure?

LEGACY

anything handed down from the past

I have been thinking..... How did I want to be remembered by the countless individual that I came in contact with for so many months.

Only to look back now... two 1/2 years later and wonder?

THIS is 100% PROOF of why I ASk myself questions and leave them unanswered.

To know ME!

to see what I wanted in life... to see if my perspective on life has changed BUT more importantly has myself changed.......... even to the slightest degree.

Do my friends and family see me as a converted soul?

Every Zone Conference... I would either speak, share my testimony or both

Without fail, I would start out with the most tender, true, statement ever!

I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!

I never understood what kind of impact that would have on anyone that heard me state that. To this day I still say it... but it has become more of an inward declaration.

I've been thinking of ways that we can bring our minds closer to Christs legacy... but first I think we need to know His legacy!

DAYS that change my life. How would I summerize my mission?

The Marks

I have been thinking A LOT about the AToneMENT of Christ.

I read an article from Bruce R. McConkie:
"I shall feel the nail marks in His hands and in His feet and shall wet His feet with my tears"

I remember working out in Nauvoo one summer and the Visitor Center sister spoke in church.

WHY did Christ KEEP the marks in His hands and feet after He was resurrected with a perfect body?

TO REMIND HIM OF US!

I find myself asking.... what "spiritual" marks do I have to remind me of my Savior?

My Mark of the Atonement

On my mission, my trainer and I decided that we wanted to become better acquainted with our Redeemer... so we started what was called a "Savior Journal"

In here we wrote down poems, hymns, songs, scriptures, quotes, thoughts, letters, pictures, anything that helped us know Him better.

That Journal is complete and it is one of my most cherished piece of material.

NOW I am starting a AToneMENT journal.