The Sunday Post - Issue #5

Happy Father's Day everyone!!!!!! 

Man, I started this post but simply could not find any words beyond the first line.  So instead I listened to some music and played some games.  Not a whole lot really happened.  An average Sunday to be honest.

One of the speakers in church mentioned the people in his life.  How people are put here to help each other get through certain trials.  I touched on this topic before and I still feel that I am not really in anybody's life, other than my family.  So it has been hard to get through some crap.  The only other point that stuck out from the talks was that you can still change, that we need to think about what we do and if by doing said action will it put us in God's territory or the adversaries?  You may be close to being in God's territory, you could be a minute away or it may be a longer journey for others like a few years or more.  The key thing to remember is you should start today.  Do not wait.  Do.  Not.  Wait.  You can change.  Do it now.  Start now.  Starting things is always the hardest step.  It is like trying to start a college paper on a stupid topic, or starting to go running to get into shape.  Once you start it gets easier, nothing like a stroll in a park or a piece of cake, because there will always be bumps and obstacles in our way.  But by building a strong foundation and trusting in Jesus Christ and God you can overcome them.  Starting something ties in with what I mentioned before in my last issue, you should be acting instead of waiting to be acted upon.

Anyway, in short, this week has been pretty crappy.  Especially Monday.  I had an interview scheduled.  I gave myself plenty of time to get there.  Guess what?!  There was construction, imagine that!  Then I couldn't find the place.  I was eight minutes late.  Upon entering she said she wouldn't interview me merely because I was late and that they have a super strict policy on that.  So I was polite to her.  But really????  I mean, come on.  Have the bloody DECENCY and RESPECT as a HUMAN BEING to interview me.  Sure I may have "wasted" eight minutes of her "oh-so-important-life", but yet its okay for her to waste two hours of my time and gas.  I tried my best to get there, things happen, I was polite, and yet its apparently okay for her to was two hours of my time and judge me off of one thing.  Yeah, that is just stupid.  Judging someone off of one thing is sheer idiocy.  So that was how my week started off, pretty awesome huh?  Yeah, I was super mad and couldn't drive for about fifteen minutes and when I did I was still driving pretty dang fast.  Thanks Jennifer for being such an awesome human being.  Not.

For Father's Day, the sisters in our ward made us some rice crispy treats, a couple kinds, for us future husbands/fathers and the ones that already are.  It was pretty sweet.

I wanted to share a few sayings, or quotes, that I came across that came through people I know in real life.  All three are kind of similar in message, achieving something or reaching your dreams, accomplishing things.

- "Nothing worth having was ever achieved without intense work and absolute unwavering persistence." - this was from an old friend Chelsea, she never responded to if these were her own words or pulled from somewhere.

- "If no one is laughing at your dreams, they aren't big enough."  - this came from an elderly lady when she was talking to my friend Monte.

- "It is more than being able to accomplish anything you set your mind to - it is setting your mind to something that is more important to you than anything that could hold you back.  A change of mind and a change of life can only come with a change of heart."  - this one came from a friend named Shayla.

I thought all three of those were pretty great for obvious reasons.  Uplifting and motivational.  I was going to use these three quotes in place of the quote of the day but I decided not to, the quote of the day seems a bit more geared towards me, but it might hit home with others.

Quote of the Day -

"At times some may think that no one cares--but someone always cares! Your Heavenly Father will not leave you to struggle alone, but stands ever ready to help." - Thomas S. Monson   "Three Gates to Open," CES Fireside for Young Adults, Jan. 14, 2001