A Constant Light

I cannot claim to be a writer, but writing in a journal has served as a tender mercy during many times in life. In a journal I am able to spill my thoughts out in ink. This is a journal entry from a time when I felt I was going through a storm. 

In retrospect, I can see how the Savior's hand was in my life then and because of that, my testimony grows that He is involved in my life now and forever.

The key to seeing His hand in my life is CHOOSING to see it.

The sun is always shining,

        though the night time may seem dark...

             we need not fear, 

the moon is the reminder of the sun's endless light. 

No  matter what, 

the sun will rise in the morning. 

Meanwhile, it will shine through the moon.

Storms come. 

It shines behind clouds in storms. 

Though you may not always be able to see it, 

you can know it is there because...

you      are     alive.

You smile and dance in the rain and it produces growth.

                       ....OR....

it is gloomy and frizzes the hair. 

No matter the chosen perspective,

we can rest assured that the sun still shines through the storm.

  


The Son is the constant light through all times in life. 
His light will shine through all-
we must but choose to see it.

Isaiah 60:19-

"The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory."

(emphasis added by Hailey:)

A Deeper Beauty

I recently had the opportunity to visit Seattle, Washington. One day of my vacation was spent at the famous Pike's Market. It was quite the experience! While walking down the crowded street, I kept spotting various people carrying beautiful bouquets. As I continued to walk through the busy market I found where these beautiful bouquets were being sold. I was mesmerized by each unique arrangement of flowers.

Beautiful flowers. Fresh. Colorful. Variety. Bloomed. I was overwhelmed with their beauty. But... for some reason I couldn't help but think about how they were at their peek and within a few days, the beauty I saw in front of me would become wilted and browned.

Isn't it good to know that our inside beauty... or our true selves, the spirit inside us that truly makes us each our own individual will never come to a peek? As we choose to put effort into productively progressing each day, we will be fresh, colorful, blooming, and beautiful forever, and increasingly so. Our spirits will not wilt, brown, or droop if we don't allow them to.
The temporary beauty I could see was nothing compared to the eternal beauty that can be found inside each of us!

Choosing a Joyful Perspective on Life

Let's take it to the basics.

CHOOSING- a personal choice. The suffix "-ing" implies it is a daily decision.

JOYFUL- 2 Nephi 2:25 "Adam fell that man might be; and men are that they might have JOY."

PERSPECTIVE- What I focus on. 2 Nephi 2:24 "But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of Him who knoweth all things."

LIFE- Our journey to discover who we are and who we can be. 

In life there are 2 perspectives, our human perspective and the eternal perspective. Often we  are faced with situations that we cannot make sense of through our natural human perspective. It is during these times we can choose to focus on the eternal perspective, knowing that, "all things have been done in the wisdom of Him who knoweth all things." 


No matter what happens in life, we can choose to focus on the eternal perspective.


The more I experience life, the more I realize that what I gain from my life and how I feel about life is all based upon what I choose to focus on. As I choose to focus on the eternal perspective, I am finding JOY in my journey through life.