I took my Aunt and Uncle to the airport this morning, then stopped off at the Temple on the way home to reflect on my life lately, sit in the quiet and take some pictures of the Temple and Nativity scene and on the way home I decided to stop and get my mom a hot chocolate from Starbucks to surprise her with before she headed off to another day at work. I got to the window and the lady read me my order and told me the car in front of me had paid for my order, and then she asked if I would like to pay for the person behind me. I was so excited. I kept looking in the rearview mirror giggling to myself.
I just feel happy, I've put things into Heavenly Father's hands, I've been praying for perspective, forgiveness for mistakes I make, and for the pain to be taken out of my heart more everyday. Everyday I am filled with more peace, and gain more eternal perspective and learn more about myself. Today I received a Young Single Adult quote in my e-mail that said:
“No matter the burdens we face in life as a consequence of natural conditions, the misconduct of others, or our own mistakes and shortcomings, we are all children of a loving Heavenly Father, who sent us to earth as part of His eternal plan for our growth and progress. Our unique individual experiences can help us prepare to return to Him. The adversity and afflictions that are ours, however difficult to bear, last, from heaven’s perspective, for ‘but a small moment; and then, if [we] endure it well, God shall exalt [us] on high.’ We must do everything we can to bear our burdens ‘well’ for however long our ‘small moment’ carrying them lasts.” -L. Whitney Clayton
We have the power to let the negative affect us for a small moment, and to drag out the positive to happily affect us everyday. That is what I'm trying to do, and it feels really really good.
Tender mercies are all around :)
