First, Hunter's birthday is the 31st. Grandma incorrectly said the 30th the other day. But they are doing their ow private thing, except for a 'song' at our next FHE.
I read the comments from Sherri and Shelli from the last few days. I thank you for your response. Shelli I ask if you'll help some of your siblings get 'blog savy' so they also can read and respond. I really, really enjoy it when I find comments to my entries.
This morning I wrote something that I want to repeat and talk about. I CONFESS THAT I AM AFFECTED BY THE CLIMATE. I have long worried about the way life affects me. When work was slow or when money did not come in as fast as we needed it, or when 'my' team lost I would often get down and sometimes feel real bad. If I had a bad day it would bother me so much sometimes that it would take me out of my game more then it should have. This became an area where I really wanted to improve myself. I worked on it a lot for a long time. The other side of the coin was also something I needed to improve on. That is to say that when I had a good day or when I got money in the mail or when my guys served a lot of papers or when 'my' team won it was a good day. Even that ought to be different. That has to do with the 'happiness option' that I talked about yesterday. Any way, this morning I received the thought: I CONFESS THAT I AM AFFECTED BY THE CLIMATE and it was like a flash of inspiration enlightening me. I realized that being affected some by circumstances is normal and to be expected. I just need to be aware enough to not let it take me away from appreciating all the good things in my life. So right now I am riding high because BYU defeated SDSU but it is a measured enjoyment. After all, I didn't do anything but enjoy their success and I have to find my joy in my own life. And I am grateful that I can find plenty there to sustain me. Also, I can't let life distract me from my life. I have a place and I have an assignment and I have an accounting for what He has given me. I can't let things that only matter for a moment take me away from the things that will still matter always. You know what I mean, don't you?
I have taught my children that they cannot let others "tell" them how to feel. It is a choice. Being married to a coach, I have learned that the outcome of the game should not dictate mine or Russ's feelings and interactions with each other or our children. Sure Russ was disappointed with the loss, but he was generally able to not let that outcome affect his relationships with his family. And I appreciated that immensely. In the end, no matter the climate, it is up to us to decide how we will feel. And even if we feel sad or upset, we cannot let that dictate our actions--that is the natural man and we must be above natural.
ReplyDeleteIt's showing up Nick again, but obviously, it's not Nick.