How our mood and outlook affects us in our day to day lives as Christians. My mind has been full of quotes this week, fueling my thoughts and ideas as the days have gone by. Slowly a pattern began to appear, a similar topic of reference found in each of them. The first quote wasContinue reading “The Importance of Having the Right Attitude and Perspective”
The Remnants of Childhood
The traits we gain as children and hold onto as we go through life. Something that has been on my mind a lot this week in my interactions at work is how adults and children really aren’t that different after all. We teach that adults are mature, wise, and fair, yet that is more theContinue reading “The Remnants of Childhood”
All Things in Moderation
The importance of balance within our own world and within our own minds. Something occurred to me today that I haven’t truly thought about personally in a long time: the influence that the media you consume can have on your state of mind and attitude. This remembrance was like an epiphany for me when itContinue reading “All Things in Moderation”
Self-Awareness and the Evolution of Tolerance
Looking at the effect social interaction can have on each of us throughout life and how important it is for each of us to pay attention to and measure our own capacity for social connections. Life is a cycle of interactions- every moment of every day we are coming in contact with someone else, whetherContinue reading “Self-Awareness and the Evolution of Tolerance”
Finding Meaning in Life’s Impermanence
Pondering on the idea of reincarnation and the importance of a life well-lived. Something that has always fascinated me is the idea of reincarnation. When I was at University gaining my Bachelor’s Degree in History, minor in English, I ended up taking a lot of classes from a teacher whose PhD was in Buddhism. DueContinue reading “Finding Meaning in Life’s Impermanence”
What Stands At Our Core
Wonderings on the various things that make up each of us, that encapsulate the life’s we choose to live. How well do we take care of ourselves? Life is a chaotic and crazy mess of obligations and goals, major and minor, every single day. We often find ourselves going and going from place to placeContinue reading “What Stands At Our Core”
The Melodic Storms That Stories Can Create
The reality that exists between Author and Reader and how that gap can create inherent division. I’m going to try not to make this a rant, but I have a lot of emotions right now regarding a story that I started reading yesterday and I have to get them out somehow or I’m going toContinue reading “The Melodic Storms That Stories Can Create”
A Life of Patience and Honesty
My favorite videos on how to be like Christ in our daily lives through our daily and consistent thoughts and actions. The first video comes from a talk entitled, ‘Continue in Patience’ by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and is a sweet and powerful message about human nature and the blessings that come through patience ifContinue reading “A Life of Patience and Honesty”
A Story on Repentance
Contained in this post is a story told in a Religious Devotional back in 2018. I was in the audience during this Devotional and was profoundly affected by the story, the message having stayed strong in my mind since as it completely changed my understanding on the process of repentance. ‘Jesus Christ, Our Great Deliverer’Continue reading “A Story on Repentance”
55 Powerful Quotes
This is a list of lines and ideas that I have come across over the past year of so while reading or enjoying a show, words that have inspired me enough to stop and quickly write them down. “What is love without risk?” “Greed is a bottomless pit that exhausts the heart.” “If you neverContinue reading “55 Powerful Quotes”
Seeking After Knowledge 