yes, i am a slacker and was terrible at posting last week, but ya know, that's just life sometimes! here's some of my thoughts and lessons from last week that just kind of accumulated over the passing days. i apologize for the sporadic, random thoughts, but i'll be more clear and concise this week!
Faith Precedes the Miracle- Tragedy or Destiny...
Spencer W. Kimball...
"We knew before we were born that we were coming to the earth for bodies and experience and that we would have joys and sorrows, ease and pain, comforts and hardships, health and sickness, successes and disappointments, and we knew also that after a period of life we would die. We accepted all these eventualities with a glad heart, eager to accept both the favorable and unfavorable. We eagerly accepted the chance to come earthward even though it might be for only a day or a year. Perhaps we were not so much concerned whether we should die of disease, or accident, or of senility. We were willing to take life as it came and as we might organize and control it, and this without murmur, complaint, or unreasonable demands."
what do we do with the dash?
we talked about this in institute today. both of brother norby's parents passed away in a two week period. of course he is sad and misses them, but he has such a comfort and peace about him because of the testimony he has and the strength he finds in the plan of salvation. we were talking about his parents' great lives in class and their funerals, and shared a thought he had with us when he was at the cemetary. as he was looking at the years his parents lived on the headstone, he said that it does not matter when you were born or when you die, it only matters what you do with the dash (aka... your life). so what am i doing with my dash?!
find opportunities to teach what you learn, only then does it become yours.
what can i do?
so my dear former assistant coach, kelsi, was in town for the week and she stopped by today. as always it was so great to see her and catch up, and honestly she is just one of those incredibly amazing people who have this positive, fun, and lively vibe about them. she absolutely loves life and wants to experience it to the fullest, and she really has! she's always the one helping out, asking about life or specific problems, sharing fun stories, and just the person that you can't help but laugh, smile, and have fun whilst you're around her. yes, i could go on and on about her. but today, her and jessica came and talked to the team about our new zealand and samoa trip just to get them excited and to know how lucky they are to have this great opportunity. i'm definitely super excited about it, and just get giddy everytime i think about the great adventures we had.
kels definitely had a lot to do with the fun and success of the trip just because everything is just happiness and fun to her. she seriously can make a game out of anything, and there's a great story in every experience, whether happy or sad. i just couldn't help but think how grateful i am for her in my life, and i really wish i would have appreciated her more whilst i had her. she's so rad!
so now i'm the assistant coach, and still have ginormous shoes to fill with kelsi's absence (yes, i know she's been gone for awhile, but still, she left a great legacy). all i want for this trip, and even for the rest of the season and my time here at uvu, is to do all that i can to help the girls have incredible experiences and learn the many life lessons that are in store for them. they are the reason that i'm here, so it's time that i truly but them first and do what i can for them, and for sam! (sam and his greatness is a whole other story!)
anyways, this is the saying that kelsi left with the team, and it needs to be me who implements it and make it who i am... "what can i do?" if i'm always trying to do things for others, and just "do" in general, than i think my time will be well spent.
side note... my mom is a great example of this as well. everyday, everytime we talk, she always asks, what can i do for you. there may not be anything specific for her to do, and really she already does everything for me, but just the gesture is amazing and i'm grateful for it.
jillian michaels' quote of the week...
screw surviving--it's time to thrive!
the end of randomness!
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