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My Personal Antidepressant(continued)(page 13) |
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Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves. Most of us consider pride to be a sin of those on the top, such as the rich and the learned, looking down at the rest of us.
(See 2 Ne. 9:42.)
There is, however, a far more common ailment among us—and that is pride from the bottom looking up. It is manifest in so many ways, such as faultfinding, gossiping, backbiting, murmuring, living beyond our means, envying, coveting, withholding gratitude and praise that might lift another, and being unforgiving and jealous. ~President Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, May 1989, p. 4 |
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Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead. ~ Louisa May Alcott |
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@@@@@@@@@@@@In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. ~ Anonymous |
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This is a world in which we are to prove ourselves. The lifetime of man is a day of trial, wherein we may prove to God, in our darkness, in our weakness, and where the enemy reigns, that we are our Father's friends, and that we receive light from him ... ~Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol.8, p.61, May 20, 1860 |
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... there are things we cannot do�movies and television programs we cannot watch, clothes we cannot wear, lyrics and music we cannot listen to, gossip we cannot spread, Internet sites we cannot visit, thoughts we cannot entertain, books we cannot read, and dishonesty we cannot tolerate�if we want the Spirit to be with us. ~Sheri Dew, No Doubt About It. |
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Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed. ~ The Doctrine and Covemants 123:17 |
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A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. - Source Unknown |
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Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. - Anonymous |
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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. � Confucious |
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It is a good thing to be rich, it is a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be beloved of many friends. - Euripedes |
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Let the Spirit be your guide from hour to hour, do what it tells you and do not concern yourself with other things. This is my advice to everyone. There are vitally important issues which concern us all but to which I pay no attention unless so directed by the Spirit. This is because: 1) There is altogether too much for anyone to handle. 2) The time is too short to undertake certain things unless one is emphatically directed to. 3) God moves in a mysterious way--you can count on surprises. The important thing is to know that what you are doing today is what God wants you as an individual to be doing. ~ Hugh Nibley, quoted by Boyd Petersen in Hugh Nibley: A Consecrated Life. |
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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes. ~ Frieda Norris |
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The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not a poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty and no poor indifferent place. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke |
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What a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has, or how he is regarded by others. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer |
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I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time. ~ Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown in "Peanuts" |
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Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. ~ Oscar Wilde |
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I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. ~ Douglas Adams |
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A smile is a curved line that makes everything straight. |
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Children need models rather than critics. ~ Joseph Joubert |
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think. ~ Socrates |
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You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip. ~ Jonathan Carroll |
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Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough --- that we should try again. ~ Julia Margaret Cameron |
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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt |
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My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack. ~ Marshall Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), supreme commander of allied forces in 1918. |
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Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs. ~ Malcolm Stevenson Forbes |
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The direst foe of courage is the fear itself, not the object of it, and the man who can overcome his own terror is a hero and more. ~ George MacDonald |
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For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. ~H L Mencken |
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A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes |
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Confidence is what you feel before you comprehend the situation. ~Proverb |
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The turkey shot out of the oven and rocketed into the air, it knocked every plate off the table and partly demolished a chair. It ricocheted into a corner and burst with a deafening boom, then splattered all over the kitchen, completely obscuring the room. It stuck to the walls and the windows, it totally coated the floor, there was turkey attached to the ceiling, where there'd never been turkey before. It blanketed every appliance, it smeared every saucer and bowl, there wasn't a way I could stop it, that turkey was out of control. I scraped and I scrubbed with displeasure, and thought with chagrin as I mopped, that I'd never again stuff a turkey with popcorn that hadn't been popped. |
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May your turkey be plump, May your taters 'n gravy have nary a lump, May your yams be delicious, May your pies take the prize, May your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off of your thighs. |
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********************In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. ~ Anonymous |
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There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the place of their self-content; There are souls like stars, that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament; There are pioneer souls that blaze the paths Where highways never ran- But let me live by the side of the road And be a friend to man. Let me live in a house by the side of the road Where the race of men go by- The men who are good and the men who are bad, As good and as bad as I. I would not sit in the scorner's seat Nor hurl the cynic's ban- Let me live in a house by the side of the road And be a friend to man. I see from my house by the side of the road By the side of the highway of life, The men who press with the ardor of hope, The men who are faint with the strife, But I turn not away from their smiles and tears, Both parts of an infinite plan- Let me live in a house by the side of the road And be a friend to man. I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead, And mountains of wearisome height; That the road passes on through the long afternoon And stretches away to the night. And still I rejoice when the travelers rejoice And weep with the strangers that moan, Nor live in my house by the side of the road Like a man who dwells alone. Let me live in my house by the side of the road, Where the race of men go by- They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong, Wise, foolish - so am I. Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat, Or hurl the cynic's ban? Let me live in my house by the side of the road And be a friend to man. ~Sam Walter Foss |
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In contrast to the institutions of the world, which teach us to know something, the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become something. ... the Final Judgment is not just an evaluation of a sum total of good and evil acts�what we have done. It is an acknowledgment of the final effect of our acts and thoughts�what we have become. It is not enough for anyone just to go through the motions. The commandments, ordinances, and covenants of the gospel are not a list of deposits required to be made in some heavenly account. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a plan that shows us how to become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become. We are challenged to move through a process of conversion toward that status and condition called eternal life. This is achieved not just by doing what is right, but by doing it for the right reason�for the pure love of Christ. The Apostle Paul illustrated this in his famous teaching about the importance of charity (see 1 Cor. 13). The reason charity never fails and the reason charity is greater than even the most significant acts of goodness he cited is that charity, �the pure love of Christ� (Moro. 7:47), is not an act but a condition or state of being. Charity is attained through a succession of acts that result in a conversion. Charity is something one becomes. ~Dallin H. Oaks, �The Challenge to Become,� Ensign, Nov. 2000, 32 |
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Only with revelation can we do the Lord�s work according to His will in His way and according to His timing. ~Elder Neal A. Maxwell, �Revelation,� First Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting, Jan. 2003, 5 |
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There are many ways to measure success; not the least of which is the way your child describes you when talking to a friend. ~ Unknown |
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