Sometimes I find myself getting completely overwhelmed by being LDS. Usually to the point of thinking it would be so much easier to just believe what I believe, know what I know, and live my life accordingly. I feel like there can be so much pressure put upon oneself by callings, ideals, looking "good" in the eyes of other members, doing things because we are supposed to, etc.....
In reading today, the Dalai Lama, wise man that he is, (Davey thinks I'm going to convert to Buddhism because of this book. I'm not converting to Buddhism) talks about value systems and how they can provide us with continuity and coherence in our life.
He authors this book along side Howard C. Cutler M.D., who takes the words of the Dalai Lama and puts them point blank for us to understand:
"It is the ability to reduce our value system to its most basic elements, and live from that vantage point, that allows us the greatest freedom and flexibility to deal with the vast array of problems that confront us on a daily basis."
I feel like I am queen of jumbling everything together to the point of problems being unrecognizable. I let every little insignificant thing affect my life. Cheers to getting back to basics and concentrating on the things that really matter.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Welcome To My New Blog
Thanks to anyone who happens to glance over this page. I did this mostly to record and remember things I see, read, or hear throughout my day. So it's mostly for my own enjoyment and enlightenment. This stems from my feeling of wanting to be a deeper, more intellectual person. Feel free to partake!
As for today, I am currently reading The Art Of Happiness as you can see in my sidebar. There was one line that stuck out to me:
"It's the very struggle of life that makes us who we are".
It was kind of a 'duh' moment for me. It's something that I take for granted. We can try to mold ourselves and try to create what we want to be, but it's the very act of living day by day that makes us who we are. So if we live how we want to live daily, we will become who we want to be.
As for today, I am currently reading The Art Of Happiness as you can see in my sidebar. There was one line that stuck out to me:
"It's the very struggle of life that makes us who we are".
It was kind of a 'duh' moment for me. It's something that I take for granted. We can try to mold ourselves and try to create what we want to be, but it's the very act of living day by day that makes us who we are. So if we live how we want to live daily, we will become who we want to be.
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