Be Still and Know

In 20 or 50 or 80 years when people are looking back on your life, what do you want them to remember about you? Do you want them to talk about how focused you were on the way you looked? What about how concerned you were about eating that extra cookie or skipping a day of exercise? Far too often, we get caught up in the superficialities of life. I'm just gonna do a quick reality check with everybody and say that none of that matters. The way you look doesn't matter. Your height, your weight, your skin color, none of that matters. When we really take a minute to step back and realize that our bodies are just our bodies, we can take away all the negativity of what we hear and see in society today. Why is it that even messages about "body positivity" are still so focused on the body? Why aren't we learning to praise intellect, character, personality, strength? Bodies are beautiful and strong and they are our paintbrushes in the canvas of life, but that's j...

It has been a little while since I shared on my blog. I decided to write about something that has been affecting me and my family for the last few weeks, but first I wanna share a story. When I left on my mission, each member of my family strategically hid a letter inside of my luggage for me to find when I unpacked at the MTC. Of course I read them immediately and cried way more than I should have, but my dad's has always held such a special place in my heart. If you know him, you know he acts like a real tough guy. If you really know him, you know he is a softy for his girls. I have a big spot for him in my heart. He wrote me something that would strengthen me and uplift me for my entire mission, and still does today. Part of that was a scripture that I continue to think about when I feel weighed down by life or incapable of doing all that is required of me. It is in Doctrine and Covenants 84:88 and it says "I will go before your face. I will b...