"My Savior sees me as worth working for, shouldn't I strive to do the same?
My Savior made the choice to atone for me with the complete and perfect knowledge of every single defect I have... When I approach Him, He meets me where I am.
... these two concepts are critically important to me because they help me begin to grasp what unconditional love is all about.
...my job is to dust myself off when I stumble, reach out and take my Savior's hand, treat myself gently and continue to walk my path.
Just because my fellows are hurling angry, hostile words my way doesn't mean I'm exempt from my Savior's commandment to love others as myself.
... remember we do a lot better as disciples of our Savior when we focus a little more on our own salvation and a little less on everyone else's sins."
Mitch Mayne http://www.wheatandtares.org
Showing posts with label Failure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Failure. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Monday, October 6, 2014
At Our Peril
"We ignore the realities of our history at our peril."
"Great things can happen when preparation meets opportunity."
"If you try, if you keep trying, you can punch through."
Backstory - The History of Mormon Film
"Great things can happen when preparation meets opportunity."
"If you try, if you keep trying, you can punch through."
Backstory - The History of Mormon Film
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Present Stories
"Our stories may not be pleasant as they're being lived. They can in fact be just the opposite, acquiring a warm hue only in retrospect."
Jennifer Senior
Jennifer Senior
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Nay-sayers
"There will always be nay-sayers who warn us that we are bound to fail at this or that. The important question to ask is not "Will I fail?" but "What do I stand to achieve?""
Barbara Bartocci
Barbara Bartocci
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
First-rate Intelligence
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Monday, January 9, 2012
That's Life...
"That's life isn't it? We have to learn to balance the joy and the difficulties."
Samantha Page
Samantha Page
Friday, January 6, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Untrained Eye
"The untrained eye sees only harsh desolation."
National Geographic "Into the Wilderness" series - "Canyonlands" episode
National Geographic "Into the Wilderness" series - "Canyonlands" episode
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Washed By Our Tears
"Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while so that we can see Life with a clearer view again."
Alex Tan
Alex Tan
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Find a Way
"He who desires, finds a way. He who doesn't... finds an excuse."
Cape Verde Church History
Cape Verde Church History
Thursday, March 31, 2011
75 Ways to Stay Unhappy Forever
by Marc
Dale Carnegie once said,
“It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It’s what you think about.”
I don’t think anyone could say it any better than that.
I’ve watched so many friends search tirelessly for happiness by changing jobs, moving to new cities, pursuing intimate relationships, and tweaking all sorts of other external factors in their lives.
And guess what? They’re still unhappy.
Why? Because they spend all of their time and money adding positive externals to their lives when their internals are still in the negatives.
So with that in mind, here are 75 ways to stay unhappy forever.
Of course, I would highly recommend you read each point and then move swiftly in the opposite direction.
1 Dwell on things that happened in the past.
2 Obsess yourself with all the things that might happen in the future.
3 Complain about problems. Never take the necessary steps to resolve them.
4 Fear change and resist it.
5 Work hard, do your best. Then condemn yourself for not being perfection.
6 Belittle yourself.
7 Hang out with other people who belittle you.
8 Try to control everything and then worry about the things you can’t control.
9 Lie to yourself and those around you.
10 Keep doing the same thing over and over again.
11 Be lazy and follow the path of least resistance.
12 Hold on to anger. Never forgive anyone.
13 Always be right. Never let anyone else be more right than you.
14 Compare yourself unfavourably to those you see as more successful.
15 Let small issues snowball into big problems.
16 Never learn anything new.
17 Never take responsibility for your own actions.
18 Blame everyone around you.
19 Don’t ask for directions and don’t ask questions.
20 Don’t let anyone to help you.
21 Quit when the going gets tough.
22 Be suspicious. Trust no one.
23 Get four hours of sleep every night and convince yourself that it’s enough.
24 Never throw anything away. Even if you don’t use it, hold onto it.
25 Say “yes” to everyone. Fill all your time with commitments.
26 Try to be everyone’s friend.
27 Multitask, multitask, multitask! Do everything at once.
28 Never spend any time alone.
29 Don’t help others unless you have to. Do only what benefits you directly.
30 Hang out with people who complain about everything.
31 Focus on what you don’t want to happen.
32 Fear the things you don’t fully understand.
33 Always seek validation before you consider yourself good enough.
34 Take everything and everyone in life seriously.
35 Spend your life working in a career field you aren’t passionate about.
36 Focus on the problems.
37 Think about all the things you don’t have.
38 Read or watch lots of depressing news from broadcast media.
39 Set lofty goals for yourself and never do anything to achieve them.
40 Never exercise.
41 Only eat junk food and fried food.
42 Never check-up on your health.
43 Setup your lifestyle so it revolves around money.
44 Spend more than you earn and rack up lots of financial debt.
45 Don’t say what you mean. Don’t mean what you say.
46 Frown.
47 Never tell anyone how you feel or what you’re thinking.
48 Make sure everything you do impresses someone else.
49 Always put your own needs on the back burner.
50 Get involved in other people problems and make them your own.
51 Make others feel bad about themselves.
52 Watch TV for several hours every day.
53 Gamble often. *
54 Stay in the same place. Don’t travel.
55 Don’t play, just work.
56 Let your hobbies go.
57 Let your close relationships go.
58 Never finish what you start.
59 Take everything personally.
60 Do lots of drugs. Drink lots of alcohol.*
61 Never say, “I’m sorry.” Never say, “I love you.”
62 Don’t work hard at anything.
63 Always wait until the last minute.
64 Believe that, no matter what, you are entitled to things.
65 Let others make decisions for you.
66 Remember the insults. Forget the compliments.
67 Let it all bottle up inside.
68 Rely on others for everything.
69 Fail to plan.
70 Don’t dream.
71 Don’t think about the future at all.
72 Always disregard other people’s opinions and suggestions.
73 Make promises you can’t keep.
74 Don’t decide on anything, ever.
75 Just keep going and going and going. And never ever stop.
And now that you know what not to do, let me tell you a secret about happiness.
Nobody is happy all of the time.
It’s perfectly normal to experience considerable fluctuations in your level of happiness from day to day, month to month, and even year to year.
In fact, according to a recent scientific study, overall levels of happiness decline from one’s teens until one’s 40s and then pick up again until they peak in one’s early 70s.
The chances are that your happiest days are yet to come.
Hopefully that gives you something to smile about.
“I count him braver who overcomes his desire than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.” - Aristotle
I complained to my father that I didn't seem to be able to do things the same way other people did.
Dad's advice? "Margo don't be a sheep. People hate sheep. They eat sheep." - Margo Kaufman
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain
* Gamble only on sanely thought out (usually non-money) ventures for rational reasons.
* Consult your Doctor about any drugs you take. Never drinking alcohol is better for you.
Dale Carnegie once said,
“It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It’s what you think about.”
I don’t think anyone could say it any better than that.
I’ve watched so many friends search tirelessly for happiness by changing jobs, moving to new cities, pursuing intimate relationships, and tweaking all sorts of other external factors in their lives.
And guess what? They’re still unhappy.
Why? Because they spend all of their time and money adding positive externals to their lives when their internals are still in the negatives.
So with that in mind, here are 75 ways to stay unhappy forever.
Of course, I would highly recommend you read each point and then move swiftly in the opposite direction.
1 Dwell on things that happened in the past.
2 Obsess yourself with all the things that might happen in the future.
3 Complain about problems. Never take the necessary steps to resolve them.
4 Fear change and resist it.
5 Work hard, do your best. Then condemn yourself for not being perfection.
6 Belittle yourself.
7 Hang out with other people who belittle you.
8 Try to control everything and then worry about the things you can’t control.
9 Lie to yourself and those around you.
10 Keep doing the same thing over and over again.
11 Be lazy and follow the path of least resistance.
12 Hold on to anger. Never forgive anyone.
13 Always be right. Never let anyone else be more right than you.
14 Compare yourself unfavourably to those you see as more successful.
15 Let small issues snowball into big problems.
16 Never learn anything new.
17 Never take responsibility for your own actions.
18 Blame everyone around you.
19 Don’t ask for directions and don’t ask questions.
20 Don’t let anyone to help you.
21 Quit when the going gets tough.
22 Be suspicious. Trust no one.
23 Get four hours of sleep every night and convince yourself that it’s enough.
24 Never throw anything away. Even if you don’t use it, hold onto it.
25 Say “yes” to everyone. Fill all your time with commitments.
26 Try to be everyone’s friend.
27 Multitask, multitask, multitask! Do everything at once.
28 Never spend any time alone.
29 Don’t help others unless you have to. Do only what benefits you directly.
30 Hang out with people who complain about everything.
31 Focus on what you don’t want to happen.
32 Fear the things you don’t fully understand.
33 Always seek validation before you consider yourself good enough.
34 Take everything and everyone in life seriously.
35 Spend your life working in a career field you aren’t passionate about.
36 Focus on the problems.
37 Think about all the things you don’t have.
38 Read or watch lots of depressing news from broadcast media.
39 Set lofty goals for yourself and never do anything to achieve them.
40 Never exercise.
41 Only eat junk food and fried food.
42 Never check-up on your health.
43 Setup your lifestyle so it revolves around money.
44 Spend more than you earn and rack up lots of financial debt.
45 Don’t say what you mean. Don’t mean what you say.
46 Frown.
47 Never tell anyone how you feel or what you’re thinking.
48 Make sure everything you do impresses someone else.
49 Always put your own needs on the back burner.
50 Get involved in other people problems and make them your own.
51 Make others feel bad about themselves.
52 Watch TV for several hours every day.
53 Gamble often. *
54 Stay in the same place. Don’t travel.
55 Don’t play, just work.
56 Let your hobbies go.
57 Let your close relationships go.
58 Never finish what you start.
59 Take everything personally.
60 Do lots of drugs. Drink lots of alcohol.*
61 Never say, “I’m sorry.” Never say, “I love you.”
62 Don’t work hard at anything.
63 Always wait until the last minute.
64 Believe that, no matter what, you are entitled to things.
65 Let others make decisions for you.
66 Remember the insults. Forget the compliments.
67 Let it all bottle up inside.
68 Rely on others for everything.
69 Fail to plan.
70 Don’t dream.
71 Don’t think about the future at all.
72 Always disregard other people’s opinions and suggestions.
73 Make promises you can’t keep.
74 Don’t decide on anything, ever.
75 Just keep going and going and going. And never ever stop.
And now that you know what not to do, let me tell you a secret about happiness.
Nobody is happy all of the time.
It’s perfectly normal to experience considerable fluctuations in your level of happiness from day to day, month to month, and even year to year.
In fact, according to a recent scientific study, overall levels of happiness decline from one’s teens until one’s 40s and then pick up again until they peak in one’s early 70s.
The chances are that your happiest days are yet to come.
Hopefully that gives you something to smile about.
“I count him braver who overcomes his desire than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.” - Aristotle
I complained to my father that I didn't seem to be able to do things the same way other people did.
Dad's advice? "Margo don't be a sheep. People hate sheep. They eat sheep." - Margo Kaufman
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain
* Gamble only on sanely thought out (usually non-money) ventures for rational reasons.
* Consult your Doctor about any drugs you take. Never drinking alcohol is better for you.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Failure
"Failure is so important... Rock bottom wasn't fun at all. But it was liberating."
JK Rowling
JK Rowling
Friday, December 17, 2010
Face the Fear
I faced the thing I feared the most
And now it all seems clear
I've found the strength inside of me
And all I've lost is fear.
And now it all seems clear
I've found the strength inside of me
And all I've lost is fear.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
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