This weekend was especially inspiring for me. For those of our followers
who are not LDS, we had a General Conference for all the members of The Church
around the world where we were able to listen to inspiring words and teachings
from our leaders.
As a result, I’ve felt inspired to see the small and simple things in my
life that bring me joy. I think it’s a good exercise for everyone to stop and
think about all that is good in your life. In other words:
Learn to appreciate every gift you have been given in life. Sometimes
the small things seem so common that we focus completely on the big things.
Truth is, sometimes a day won’t hold any spectacular occurrences or great
manifestations. So focus on the small things that you would usually take for
granted any other day: waking up to a sunny day, someone making you laugh or
smile, a phone call from your mom just wondering how your day’s been…
Once you’ve listed as many blessings as you can possibly think of, there
is one more thing to do: Be grateful.
It seems like it’s easier said than done because in
real life, how many times do we actually stop and take a moment to appreciate
all the good things in our life. In the past week, how many times did you “Stop
and smell the roses”? Figuratively or literally, how many times?
Most of us find ourselves dazed by our daily routines
or too tired, disappointed, annoyed or upset to even TRY to change our day and
our mood. Here’s something I learned this weekend that will definitely help on
such a day:
Finally, my last advice on letting our own life be an
inspiration to us is simple:
Why? Because you can. And because it is a scientific
fact that forcing yourself to smile will put you in a better mood.
So there it is. Let yourself be inspired by yourself and
by your own unique, special and extraordinary life.
Until next time!
Lots of love, a BIG SMILE, and yours truly,
Sam
