I love the new year when I am able to see where I have improved in even very small ways, and also ponder on what I will work on for the next year. So, what can I become? What is possible for me? We really are only limited by our own thoughts. President Spencer W. Kimball has said on numerous occasions: "We are gods in embryo" - President Ezra Taft Benson has said "As God's offspring, we have His attributes in us. We are gods in embryo, and thus have unlimited potential for progress and attainment". I love that we have unlimited potential for progress and attainment, we can achieve anything. Anything and everything is possible. We are His children- We are all His children! C.S. Lewis wrote "It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship". My heart is full at how much every person on this earth is loved by our Heavenly Father, and, that if we do all we can to be like Him we can have all that He has- we can be just like Him.
I have also been thinking a lot about 2 Nephi 2:25- "Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy." We are meant to have joy..... not after this life is over, but I believe we are meant to find joy here, during our life. So this year I have decided that I will begin my JOY JOURNEY. I am happy most of the time- but as I contemplate all of the blessings I have in my life, I think I could show my happiness more, I could find joy more often. After all, I am meant to have joy. I am going to work on things to help bring joy into my life, I will also try to recognize what blessings I already have that bring me joy. We know that what we feed, grows..... so if I feed joy..... joy should grow. If I feed fear, anxiety, pessimism- then fear, anxiety and pessimism grow. I am going to make a conscious choice in my life. I choose to feed happiness, joy, love, compassion.
This year is a test.... what will I let grow this year?
These are the areas of my life that I will be working on and feeding this year:
January: Positive Energy.
February: Love, and Marriage
March: Work
April: Friendship
May: Organized... Chaos to Order
June: Play Hard
July: Contemplate Eternity
August: Parenting
September: Leadership
October: Talents and Gifts
November: Communication
December: Pay Attention
I am excited about the possibilities! I am excited to see where I am at the end of the year. I do not think this will all be easy, I expect that I will have some setbacks, and that I will find myself discouraged sometimes. But, by the end, I believe I will have found more joy in my life. I invite you to do the same. Find areas in your life that you would like to "feed". We are meant for amazing things! We can do it!!!
Living up to our potential will be a great quest and an incredible adventure!
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