What Makes Me Lovable

That is the topic for today's gratitude challenge. I think most of my lovable qualities are my divine qualities, they kinda crossed over. I don't have much to say other than that. I don't want to focus on me yet again, so I'll leave it at where it is.

Gratitude Challenge

Yesterday's was do random acts of service. It was great because the day before I randomly got a call for a service opportunity the next day. I went and put flyers out to raise awareness about a 5K run/walk for a lady in my ward that has cancer. It was great being able to help her out. I also did random acts of service around the house and through my words.
That's about it.

GC Day 16

Today's challenge is to look in the mirror and find some things I love about myself. I'm not going to share that, but one thing I do want to share with you is.....
When I first started this challenge I went onto the website and got the widget code so it could be on my blog. What I didn't realize is the sentence on the widget is only a fraction of the actual challenge. They go into much more detail on the site, you click on "download challenge" or something of that nature and it opens an adobe window. Imagine how disappointed I was to find out I've only been doing half of it. I also realized that each week has a theme....bummer. So if you are doing it, make sure you check that out. Or maybe you already did and I'm just a dumby.

Divine Qualities

I'm starting to feel really concieted. The next 4 challenges I believe are all about me. I hope I don't start sounding like a self loving person, because that's the opposite of what I'm trying to become right now.

Today's challenge is to identify divine qualities in me.
1. Testimony: I have a strong sense of who I am and where I am going. I know without a doubt that I'm a child of God, He loves me, and He wants to see me again.
2. Scriptures: On the whole I love the scriptures. I know they are there for my knowledge and help.
3. Faith: I know without a fraction of a doubt that if I pray Heavenly Father will give me the answer He has ready for me. Time and time again I have been a witness to that.
4. Desires of my Heart: Everything I strive for I try to do with a mind set of what I'm trying to achieve, eternal life with my Heavenly Father.
5. Homemaking Skills: I love learning about things that I can use for when I'm a wife and mother. At least once a day I'm baking deserts, cleaning, making dinner, playing piano, learning how to mend clothes, or caring for children.
6. Advice: I've been told I give great advice. I focuse on the future and not just here and now results. I focus on how Jesus can help us through it, and not trying to do it all yourself.
7. Loving/Caring and Understanding: I think one of the reasons I want to be a psychologist so much is because I understand people. I realize what they are going through even before they tell me about it, just because of how I observe. I realize that everyone has challenges. I've also been told that they feel genuine love from me. I try to give the benefit of the doubt, something I've learned from my grandma. I try to let everyone know that they are of worth because they are a child of God.
8. Love for my Heavenly Father: I feel like I know Him on a greater level than most kids my age. I know that He has a plan for me, and all of my faith is in Him.

Effect of the Challenge

This challenge has for now, changed my view for the better. I give a lot of benefits of the doubt, look at the brighter side of things, give compliments, and I work around what life has given me. I appreciate the reminder everyday to challenge myself to become more grateful. I think that this challenge is going to become an annual, semiannual, or maybe monthly thing. It's a great reminder, and although there are some things I'd change, overall it's good. I still have 7 days left. Let's see how it goes.
P.S. Did anyone else decide to do it with me?
P.P.S. If you didn't, now is a great time to start, you'd end a day before Thanksgiving, basically perfect timing!



Thanks to the two people that voted, you others out there reading, please vote, it's all anonymous and it'd really help me.

See the World Through the Eyes of a Child GC

Well, I think I've already been doing that through Ande and my posts, like the one of me going on a walk with her, and then yesterday's post about Halloween. But one thing I'm really looking forward to is the Christmas season. I cannot wait to show Ande the magic in Christmas. The bright lights, the elves, the music, hot chocolate, trees, decorations, and SANTA! This will be the first Christmas where she finally knows of these things and gets to see how truly magical this time of the year is. I wish she was old enough to know the spiritual aspect of it.
I am jumping in my seat thinking about all the festivities that are coming up where she can find joy and she can learn and her eyes can become bright with the sweet spirit that is around this time of year.
I simply can not wait.

GC Day 7

I hope this isn't a concieted blog post, but today I'm supposed to take a picture of something that makes me grateful. Well, I'm getting some pictures I have on hand, me! I am really reallly EXTREMELY thankful lately for my body.

1. My Voice: I can sing, I can talk, I can bear my testimony

2. My Fingers: that play the piano for me

3. My Eyes: that let me see the world around me

4. My Ears: that help me hear the sweet works of others

5. My Nose: to smell the sweet smell of earth

6. My Body overall: I can run, dance, walk, move around, take care of myself

7. MY BRAIN: I can gain all the knowledge I was sent to earth to obtain

I'm so thankful to Heavenly Father for giving me this body so that I can do all these things, and for the decision I made to come here and be able to get my body again.

After thought:

This also makes me EXTREMELY thankful, just thinking about what gets done in these holy places of the Lord.

The BEAUTIFUL St. George Temple

GC Day 5

I was MIA due to no internet yesterday so here is yesterday's, today.

1. family (grandparents, siblings, etc)
2. church
3. friends
4. holidays/traditions
5. music/piano/my voice
6. senses (eyes, ears, nose, hands, etc)
7. school, education, good grades
8. health
9. my attitude
10. LIFE!

GC Day 4

To be honest with you, I can't think of one thing that is negative in my life that I can think of writing about. There's quite a bit of things that are not positive, but I don't want to share them with the internet. And some little things that are negative, well they'll pass, and I think that's positive in itself realizing that. I guess I just wrote/thought about it in my head for this one. So, this really is a pointless blog, but I have to write about it to stay with the program. Anyways, have a happy Monday!

GC Day 3

Today I feel grateful for......
Sanitation/ways to take care of myself.
I'm so thankful that I have clean water to drink, cook, shower with, etc.
I'm so thankful that I have disinfecting wipes to keep me healthy this flu season
I'm so thankful for brushes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, lotion
I'm so thankful for washing machines and dryers, and dishwashers, vacuums, and mops
I'm so thankful for living in a country where I can be clean!!