Response to Kiel's "Whistle Blower or Helpmeet?"

Equality of experiences

The Adam Syndrome

"It was the woman that thou gavest me." What a pathetic reply! It was one of the first times this world had seen someone point the finger at another person to blame for a problem. Forget being cast out because of disobedience, I think the man should have been cast out for not being able to own his own behavior!
And yet I suffer from this same problem. It is all too easy to point fingers when things go wrong. It comes with the 'natural man' package that we signed up for before this life. It is all too easy to forget that we are who we are because of the decisions that we have made.
Ephraim, this is what your post reminded me of. Who I am today is the result of many a yesterday built on top of each other. I thought of the famous sign that was on Truman's desk: 'The Buck Stops Here.' It is an example to me of someone who can own their behavior regardless of the cost in popularity points amidst the peasantry beneath us. Lately I have been thinking a lot about the direction I am heading. I have paused to ask myself if it is in line with the goals I had originally set. Upon discovering the discrepancy that is all too familiar between where I want to be and where I am I initially began to think of excuses. 'I am not there because (insert anything you will here)' is the last thing that will get me where I want to go.
Thanks Ephraim for the reminder.

MaryDawn's Optimism

Shout out KENDON

Thanks Billy!

Courtney's Faith

The Mind of Nathan Steele

Thanks Sara

Be Positive! -WAC March 31 2010

Kiel

As I was going back through old blog posts, I caught one from Kiel that I hadn't before read. It contained a quote from Dallin H. Oaks about time management. As Kiel noted, it wasn't the best designed entry (nor is this one), but the message immediately grabbed me.

"Our priorities are most visible in how we use our time…Someone has said, 'Three things never come back--the spent arrow, the spoken word, and the lost opportunity.' We cannot recycle or save the time allotted to us each day. With time, we have only one opportunity for choice, and then it is gone forever."

Wow. Quite the intimidating/motivating quote. I needed this right now. Not back when he wrote it and I didn't read it, but I needed this now.

Thanks, Kiel.

Help from Christ

Job Well Done!

I don't know that there's much to add to this post... other than to include a movie quote. Hmm.... Which one? Which one? Also... from the same movie: "In my defense, your potions all look alike. You might think about relabeling some of them."
I'll include a couple more, because there'll be no more WAC's after this week. (Alas!)
1. "'What else is there?' You should write a book! 'How to offend a woman in five syllables or less!'"
2."Sink me, the lady's a poet."
3. "Let me esplain. No. There is too much. Let me sum up."
4. "I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the wookie win."
5. "To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness."
6. "If you were waiting for the opportune moment, that was it."
7. "Can you be a leetle more especific?"
8. "This is ridiculous, what am I doing here, I'm in the wrong story!"
9. "Have fun storming the castle!"
Well, I think that's it. It's been a great semester. Life is good. In fact, life is beautiful. Abbiamo vinto! (name that movie... it should be easy.)

Faith to Fly

Socrates!

I would like to quote my favorite line from the Apology.

“Men of Athens, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you, and while I live and am able to continue, I shall never give up philosophy or stop exhorting you and pointing out the truth to any one of you whom I may meet"

This is where I am at right now.

Where am I? Who knows.

Change...

there's so much past inside my present

Where I am at

I, like Liz, though momentarily blinded by my extreme desire to not be here in Provo (Oooooh Ryan) and dying for the semester to be over, realized that I am quite happy right where I am. I love my classes and the things I am learning. I love being on the council and the things I learn from you guys. I love being on SAC- today we got to meet with President Samuelson and he is PRETTY COOL. I also love that I go to BYU where I get to hear cool famous people speak at forums and devos, like Captain Lovell today. I am grateful for my free agency that I can skip class and go home and watch Apollo 13 after devotional... I love being married. It is so fun and so different than what I expected. I love my ward- Peter and his new wife Kortney just moved into it! I love the prospect of spring coming, and all my plans for summer. My husband just bought me a jeep, which has always been my dream to own and it is rad. I am so excited for all the Moab trips I am going to go on. I am also grateful for my health and my youth, which I am determined to make the most of. I am so grateful to be what I am, where I am and feel so blessed in my life right now.

I am Here...