Gratitude to the mind is what bacon is to the body. Everybody loves a good strip of bacon with their breakfast (and lunch and dinner). We all know it can add some delicious flavor to any meal and let's be honest, we always crave some good bacon.
But really. Bacon is just the same as gratitude. We all feel better when we are grateful ( and when we add bacon to a meal) and we (at least me) think about how grateful we are all the time. But if we expressed gratitude every time we thought about it, I believe the world would be a much happier place, just like our taste buds (not our arteries though) would be a lot happier if we ate bacon more often.
This past week I've been doing a gratitude challenge. I've done certain things each day to remind me of who, and what I am grateful for. It's made me come to realize just how much in our lives there is to be thankful for. Like bacon.
My favorite day of the challenge was when I had to pick two people (and only two) who have made an impact in my life and tell them why. That was hard! I picked the first two people that came to mind, but really I wanted to send a little note to all of you. As I thought of all the people in my mind who have helped me along this earthly journey, I was awestruck. I am so amazed with how much people are an influence in our lives!
There is so so so much in our live to be grateful for, and if we are thanking all the people in our lives that have blessed us, then we absolutely have to thank the one who has given us more than anything. And can I just say, gratitude prayers are the best. God has given us SO MUCH, so how can we not thank Him for everything! My testimony has been strengthened this week, because GOD IS SO VERY GOOD. He is amazing! He blesses us with so dang freaking much! Believe it or not, He is better than bacon (after all, bacon doesn't posses the infinite amount of love Heavenly Father has for us)!
That being said, THANK YOU! Each one of you reading this has touched my life somehow, I promise! When you feel gratitude, don't let it go unnoticed. Speak up, change someone's day, love more.
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Monday, April 3, 2017
We're Surrounded!
Miracles are real. Like really real. Like so crazy real. Guys, MIRACLES ARE HAPPENING AROUND US CONSTANTLY! And oh how amazing your world can get when you realize this.
My institute teacher recently encouraged us to take a closer look at our lives and acknowledge as many as we can. I've tried to keep a "miracle journal" to do this. There are so many freaking miracles surrounding us all the time. It's amazing. I have been reminded of how good God is, and how much He truly cares about us. The fact that we are all here, living, breathing, existing in this exhausting world is proof.
I believe that we are more surrounded by miracles than we realize and if we take the time to notice them we will come closer to our Heavenly Father. If you think about it, biologically we are all crazy luck to even be alive. From conception to birth and all the other dangers in this world we should probably be dead. But here we are! All thanks to miracles.
I believe our lives are made up of hundreds of little miracles all the time. The random person that compliments your clothes on a day when your self esteem needs some help-miracle. Listening to the little voice in your head that tells you to drive this way instead of that, unknowingly saving you from a crash-miracle. The fact that you decided to buy cereal the day before and then wake up late and being able to eat breakfast because you had said cereal-miracle. The chance you had to sit by someone new in class and you end up being best friends-miracle. Things as simple as having your hair turn out the way you want so you feel more comfortable for your big presentation-MIRACLE.
So many miracles! And even more throughout the day that we don't even recognize. I believe that it is a miracle that you and I are here on earth, and I believe that there are things we will do in our lives that will be miracles to others. Why? Because God is good. He will never let us down. In all the trials we have there are miracles above and beyond. I believe that God puts us in places to be miracles for others. So, don't put off a prompting; you could be a miracle in someone else's life.
My institute teacher recently encouraged us to take a closer look at our lives and acknowledge as many as we can. I've tried to keep a "miracle journal" to do this. There are so many freaking miracles surrounding us all the time. It's amazing. I have been reminded of how good God is, and how much He truly cares about us. The fact that we are all here, living, breathing, existing in this exhausting world is proof.
I believe that we are more surrounded by miracles than we realize and if we take the time to notice them we will come closer to our Heavenly Father. If you think about it, biologically we are all crazy luck to even be alive. From conception to birth and all the other dangers in this world we should probably be dead. But here we are! All thanks to miracles.
I believe our lives are made up of hundreds of little miracles all the time. The random person that compliments your clothes on a day when your self esteem needs some help-miracle. Listening to the little voice in your head that tells you to drive this way instead of that, unknowingly saving you from a crash-miracle. The fact that you decided to buy cereal the day before and then wake up late and being able to eat breakfast because you had said cereal-miracle. The chance you had to sit by someone new in class and you end up being best friends-miracle. Things as simple as having your hair turn out the way you want so you feel more comfortable for your big presentation-MIRACLE.
So many miracles! And even more throughout the day that we don't even recognize. I believe that it is a miracle that you and I are here on earth, and I believe that there are things we will do in our lives that will be miracles to others. Why? Because God is good. He will never let us down. In all the trials we have there are miracles above and beyond. I believe that God puts us in places to be miracles for others. So, don't put off a prompting; you could be a miracle in someone else's life.
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