Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The headline of an article I was looking at as my computer was coming up reads:  "Prison-bound ex-mayor says he should have heeded wife".  He did not, hence the story.  I realize the truth of that advice, but I extend it to really the doing of anything that we have been taught to be wrong by wife, family, church or Heavenly Father.  It seems that I fail that way daily.  But I also think that I have actually been specifically tested on truths that I know, but need to really transfer from my 'head' to my 'heart'.  I believe that I had such a test yesterday.  Me vs. my old nemesis, depression, had a round that was quite dramatic and fruitful.  It was a mini-lesson with maxi-results.  I could say it was a graduate lab experiment with purpose.  And I actually can record that I am grateful for that experience even though it certainly was not pleasant.  "I know better then I do" is a line from a talk that I remember from near 30 years ago.  I have often re-visited that idea.  I believe my moment from last night had to do with moving the lesson I did know to the part of me where it now should take root and become a part of me with all of its branches and subtle nuances.  Progress is painful, but necessary, and it isn't anything more, or less then I have come to expect.  It makes for today being another interesting opportunity.

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