just take the next small step...

life lessons...
i got this list of "life lessons" from a friend, and i just love how they put the day-to-day and just life in perspective. here are some of my favorites...

*life isn't fair, but its still good.
*when in doubt, just take the next small step.
*don't take yourself too seriously. no one else does.
*cry with someone. it's more healing than crying alone.
*when it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
*don't compare your life to others'. you have no idea what their journey is all about.
*everything can change in the blink of an eye. but don't worry; God never blinks.
*life is too short for long pity parties. get busy living, or get busy dying.
*burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. don't save it for a special occasion. today is special!
*overprepare, then go with the flow.
*no one is in charge of your happiness except you.
*frame ever so-called disaster with these words: "in five years, will this matter?"
*what other people think of you is none of your business.
*if we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
*all that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
*no matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
*life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

work-out...
35 minute morning run (i was enjoying my warm bed too much to get up super early! i'm a sucker for sleep!)... 2 hour volleyball practice (i was dying, so i can't wait to see what real practices will be like!)

nutrition...
7:00am- apple
9:30am- sugar-free chocolate milk, banana, grapes
11:30am- yogurt
1:45pm- turkey sandwich, celery and carrots
6:30pm- eggs w/salsa, cucumber w/low-fat ranch... and cookie dough (i made a bday cookie and couldn't resist)
h20-12 cups

olympics...
just watching some olympics and loving every second of it! i just saw lindsay vonn win the gold, and those downhill skiers are legit! there were some serious crashes and they go so fast! amazing! and shawn white is pretty sick too!!

wake-up call...
so i started today off with the "life lessons" which i think are great reminders of how awesome life can be and how blessed we are, but i just did some reading in 2 Nephi 28 and that put life into a whole other perspective! it was definitely a wake-up call of what i really need to be doing. this chapter talks a lot about satan's "traps" and his subtle ways of getting people to sin and become complacent, and i know i fall right into his traps! stupid satan! i'm so grateful for Heavenly Father's mercy and the Savior's infinite atonement so i can not only repent, but for His help to lift me out of my bad habits, complacency, and to push me forward on the path He has designed for me. i have so much to work on, get better at, repent of, and to change, and i know it's only with the help of my Savior, and the incredible gospel and people He has blessed me with, that i can do it.

great day :)