Simple Things
25 May
During busy days [as ours have been lately] - it’s especially important to take time to appreciate the simple things…
The thoughts that have been heavy on my mind are ones connected to consistency. In this life, there are so many unpredictable circumstances that arise out of nowhere. You may have constant money flowing through and then all of a sudden – the flow comes to a halt. Friends may come and go and maybe a favorite food or a good TV show just disappears.
Yesterday and today I have come to realize there have been 3 constants in my life that truly warm my heart. They help me to feel safe and secure no matter what ‘storm’ blows through my life.
1. Clark – Lately, I have been so overwhelmed with love for him. I am so in love with him. He is my best-friend, my soul-mate, and everyday I see so many reasons why I felt we were meant to be together. I can’t imagine my life without him.
2. The Church – The Gospel is my safety net — my rock. We are so lucky to have such a Family for a ward. The people we go to Church with – I love every single one of the members. I look forward to seeing their happy faces each week and I feel safe knowing any one of them would be so willing to help us if we ever needed them. That’s what the Church is all about. It’s about being of service, being a family and working together to be our best. I love that so much. 
3. Our Family – This week, I have grown to love our family even more. As I have been going to counseling to really work at loving myself more, I have noticed bits here and there where I may have held onto a grudge about ‘this’ or ‘that’… but as I looked upon my inner child and worked with ‘her’ I learned how to let go of trivial issues. Working through the Atonement and the Gift of Forgiveness I am without cause to harbor ill feelings. It feels beyond words could describe how light I feel. I am overflowing with love for my family, Clark’s family and everyone we’ve ‘adopted’ as family. I am SO lucky to be surrounded by so many wonderful people.
Learning to forgive others has made a tremendous difference in my life. Forgiving others, and including forgiving myself – my life is filled with happiness, security and an improving status of health. I am so grateful for all the Angels God has sent my way to teach me how to improve myself & life.
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I’m always so inspired and uplifted by your posts! Coming out of a grueling 2 year depression fairly recently, I can completely echo your sentiments in this post (switching out the husbands, of course!). I’ve learned and grown so much in the past several months, and I know that much of it has to do with all of the things you mentioned…
I also learned that it’s so much easier to learn to love yourself when you REALLY focus on loving others. {it seems i’ve always had to learn my lessons in life the hard way!}
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Sweet post Rebecca. It really makes all the difference when we can focus on those three very important things.
I love that second picture, with Moroni framed by the flowers. Beautiful shot!
SO good to hear from someone who can relate. I agree, life is loads easier when we focus on loving others – however I do feel that it goes hand in hand: Love others while loving yourself in the same respect. I only say that because I find that I can easily leave myself behind as its too easy to lose yourself in focusing excessively on others needs and not my own in addition. I’m no parent, but I’ve seen several who get all wound up – and then later they realize that they haven’t had alone time to focus on themselves in months! lol
Thank you for sharing the love, in such a sweet comment!
Thank you Mikki! Always a day brightener to hear from you