I am a little reflective tonight as I'm sitting waiting for my Crest Whitestrips to work their magic. It's a good reflective because I realized that in the past two months or so, I've learned so much about myself! Sometimes the best of intentions have the cruelest realities when I haven't thought through my actions leading up to them. Anyway, regardless of the mistakes I've made, I think I've learned a lot of things that have helped me become a better person as I make my journey through life. Here are some of the things that I've found to be important.
-Choosing to be happy
-Enthusiasm, even in mundane tasks, makes life a lot easier and happier
-Space can be good
-I need my own Janey time! (I think I'm really fun to hang out with, so I need one on one time with myself in order to fully appreciate what others have...hee hee hee)
-Faith is essential EVERY DAY, EVERY MOMENT
-I am happier when I read my scriptures
-Loving people in an individualized way brings understanding and empathy
-When my room is clean and smells good I sleep better
-Movies aren't really THAT scary
-Things that I can get emotional about aren't really THAT big of a deal
-The more I put my trust in God, the more confident I am with myself
-The more confident I am with myself, the more relaxed and happy (and myself) I am!
-I can be happy no matter what life throws me!
Anyway, some of these may or may not make sense, but they're things I've recently discovered that have helped me find a renewed strength, energy, and dedication to do what God would have of me!
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
I Scrapbooked my bedroom!
Last night my creative juices started flowing, and out came a scrapbooked wall! It was so fun to put everything together and make sure that everything meshed into a collage of sorts. I have some FUN pictures!! This new decoration inspired me to clean my room and change my bedding back to my fall/winter/spring duvet! I love feeling change, it's almost like a fresh start on life!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Quiz About Janey!
So I Made this little quizzy for myself, and took it and got 100%! I'm so proud of myself, I must have acute self-awareness!
Please, feel free to take my quizzy, I'm anxious to see what you know! (And Please, don't disregard our friendship if you don't do as well as expected...let's face it, we're all still discovering new things about janey!)
Please, feel free to take my quizzy, I'm anxious to see what you know! (And Please, don't disregard our friendship if you don't do as well as expected...let's face it, we're all still discovering new things about janey!)
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Behind on the Blogging...
I'm a little behind on my blogginess. Really work is just fantastic the past few days to the point where I'm not searching for something to fill my time, and the evenings have been busyish...
More promised this weekend....after my massage tomorrow!!!
More promised this weekend....after my massage tomorrow!!!
Monday, August 07, 2006
My Favorite Picture (so far)
I love this picture. No real reason for posting it, I just love it a lot. I love how my hair is blowing out, and I love Seth's smile. I also love that his nose is so defined and that it covers my nose up, which in turn accentuates my teeth. I also just like the way we're looking at each other.Today I had a fun IM conversation with Seth, and I realized just how important good conversation and happy times are to me. It's really the simple things in live that make it joyful.
Kind words from the Office.
After a harrowing first-hour at work, my co-worker sent me these sweet words. Thanks Gerry!
If I had one gift that I could give you, my friend,
it would be the ability to see yourself
as others see you,
because only then would you know
how extremely special you are.
-B.A. Billingsly
If I had one gift that I could give you, my friend,
it would be the ability to see yourself
as others see you,
because only then would you know
how extremely special you are.
-B.A. Billingsly
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Faith, Intelligence, Knowlege, and the Blog
All day whenever I heard something great at church I kept thinking "I should blog this!" But really, what a great way to articulate the incredible insights that came out of Colonial 1 today!
The lesson in Relief Society was titled "Living by Faith" in Wilford Woodruff, Teachings, in summation "We walk by faith and not by sight, with the assurance that the Lord will strengthen us in our efforts..."
Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift that is given to us from the power of God, and is cultivated by obedience to His laws and ordinances. If we see faith as a gift, and recognize that that gift comes through obedience, we have a direct connection that yields an increase in faith and obedience that streams us on a direct path leading to eternal life, and greater spiritual intelligence. The more faith we cultivate, the greater our desire for obedience, and thus, an even greater devotion and faithFUL following toward our goal. As we increase our faith, we gain more focus on those things that are the both the "righteous desires" of our hearts and the will of God. In contrast, a slip into disobedient acts will immediately cast doubts upon that focused goal and as a result, cause faith to waver. Even the smallest acts of disobedience, be it omission or commission, can cause that gift of faith to wane. Thankfully, we have the atonement constantly at our side to help guide us back to obedience, turning us back toward our goal and recovering the ground lost.
This gift of faith through obedience is exemplified through the image of a small child walking across the street with his parents. He isn't worried about the cars and obstacles in the road because he innately trusts in his parent's loving protection and guidance. In this same way, we can place our trust in Heavenly Father to keep us out of harm's reach if we are focused in faith and obedience on His principles. He will watch out for the cars while we make the action to move.
So, all in all, our spiritual intelligence is strengthened through faithful obedience to the knowledge we aquire in the ever present gift-giving cycle.
The lesson in Relief Society was titled "Living by Faith" in Wilford Woodruff, Teachings, in summation "We walk by faith and not by sight, with the assurance that the Lord will strengthen us in our efforts..."
Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift that is given to us from the power of God, and is cultivated by obedience to His laws and ordinances. If we see faith as a gift, and recognize that that gift comes through obedience, we have a direct connection that yields an increase in faith and obedience that streams us on a direct path leading to eternal life, and greater spiritual intelligence. The more faith we cultivate, the greater our desire for obedience, and thus, an even greater devotion and faithFUL following toward our goal. As we increase our faith, we gain more focus on those things that are the both the "righteous desires" of our hearts and the will of God. In contrast, a slip into disobedient acts will immediately cast doubts upon that focused goal and as a result, cause faith to waver. Even the smallest acts of disobedience, be it omission or commission, can cause that gift of faith to wane. Thankfully, we have the atonement constantly at our side to help guide us back to obedience, turning us back toward our goal and recovering the ground lost.
This gift of faith through obedience is exemplified through the image of a small child walking across the street with his parents. He isn't worried about the cars and obstacles in the road because he innately trusts in his parent's loving protection and guidance. In this same way, we can place our trust in Heavenly Father to keep us out of harm's reach if we are focused in faith and obedience on His principles. He will watch out for the cars while we make the action to move.
So, all in all, our spiritual intelligence is strengthened through faithful obedience to the knowledge we aquire in the ever present gift-giving cycle.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Friday, August 04, 2006
Hiccups!
I have the hiccups!
I tried drinking water upside down from a cup, but I'm really good at that and it doesn't require much concentration. My coworkers tried scaring me, but I wasn't very scared because I knew they were trying to. I tried changing my breathing patterns, but I would just hiccup anyway....
Then I had to go be an admissions counselor to a nice prospective student, and I'm sure she thought I was such a frump! Here I am, in jeans, a gray and blue striped shirt, my sassy glasses, and a brown sweater, hair pulled back, hiccuping away while giving advice about how to make a "good impression" to the admissions committee. Hmm....don't think I'm very believable!
I tried drinking water upside down from a cup, but I'm really good at that and it doesn't require much concentration. My coworkers tried scaring me, but I wasn't very scared because I knew they were trying to. I tried changing my breathing patterns, but I would just hiccup anyway....
Then I had to go be an admissions counselor to a nice prospective student, and I'm sure she thought I was such a frump! Here I am, in jeans, a gray and blue striped shirt, my sassy glasses, and a brown sweater, hair pulled back, hiccuping away while giving advice about how to make a "good impression" to the admissions committee. Hmm....don't think I'm very believable!
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