Life Plans

Regardless of what your plans are, the Lord has his own plans for you. Let go of what you think you want and trust that He will show you the way you need to go. 

life is short but the journey is great! 

Today's Silver Lining: My life has not gone according to plan, so far, but my future can be great if I let him guide me there. 

He is on your side...

Allowing yourself to be vulnerable is the only way to find true happiness, but beware of those who will use your vulnerability against you. They strike when you don't suspect. If you stay strong in your values and do not allow yourself to bend, you may prevent the greatest of these offences from occurring.

Today's Silver Line: The Lord trusts you to make the right choices and is always on your side in the face of temptation. 

Art by Greg Olsen "lost and found" 

This too shall pass.

Stop looking at the now and focus on the future. Set goals and deadlines that are achievable. Strive for greatness and wholeness. If you focus in the now you hinder your ability to see a greater picture. The struggles of today may feel never ending but so did the ones in your past. 

Today's Silver Lining: This too shall pass. 

Finding the joy...

Finding joy and love in everyday life may seem simple yet there are days where I struggle with it. I live in such a wonderful country, have the blessing of being a part of such a wonderful family and have the privilege of have the gospel in my life; yet there are days where I feel like I am failing miserably. It is days like these that I pray my eyes and heart will be opened to the beauty that surrounds me. Silver linings are everywhere, it is up to us to see them. 

Today's silver lining: Be grateful for the trials in your life for they are a testament of how much the Lord loves you and how strong you really are. Everything that comes your way is meant to shape you into the person you are meant to be. 

No Shame

When seeking happiness, there is no shame in recognizing sadness and heartache. Allowing ourselves to feel the ugly and painful enables us to recognize true happiness. It encourages us to seek who we truly are and embraces the reality that life is bumpy and hard. Without sadness and sorrow there would be no joy. 

Silver Lining- It is ok to cry for what is lost; for everything that we lose brings something new and worthwhile. 

Vulnerabilty

Allow yourself to be vulnerable. Allow yourself to feel sorrow, pain, and fear. Through vulnerability you experience hardships and learn lessons that cultivate the most precious and powerful experiences and emotions we can have.

"The process of regaining our emotional footing in the midst of struggle is where our courage is tested and our values are forged. Rising strong after a fall is how we cultivate wholeheartedness in our lives; it’s the process that teaches us the most about who we are."
-Brene Brown

“We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection.
Love is not something we give ...or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.

Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed and rare.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

"The choices we make dictate the lives we lead."

I have learned so much these past few weeks. I have finally hit the anger part of the breakup but I find I am more angry with myself and how I allowed this to happen.

 I can't blame anybody else for what has become of my life. I made bad choices, I followed my fear instead of forging through to find the beauty of life. I allowed people to treat me badly and to use my generosity and not return the kindness.

 I did this. I must correct my patterns to prevent this from happening again.

Today's silver lining- it is never too late to correct your own behaviour and to better yourself for the future.