Presence

December 28, 2016

Today I choose to be present in my life.  I choose to embrace today with power and strength.  I have come to realize that this very moment, this very second, this very minute is my life.  I have a choice to be present in my life.

We spend far too many days regretting the past, worrying about yesterday and so consumed with the future that today, the only day that really matters, gets swept under the rug.

I have chosen to be present today.  I choose  to be happy, to find joy in the beauty and stillness that surrounds me.  It is the dawning of a new day and  endless possibilities for an even brighter tomorrow.

I know God lives, I know he loves me, I know that no matter how tough some days can be, he will always love me.

There is a Primary song called “Keep The Commandments”.  It speaks of safety, peace and blessings.  There is an Incredible assurance from a higher source that keeping God’s commandments is like life insurance.  When we die, life insurance gives us a financial protection that brings peace in this temporal world.  However; keeping God’s commandments gives us a spiritual peace that money cannot buy.  The assurance that God is good, that this life is really only temporary,  and every choice we make down here determines where we will be up there.

Today I choose goodness, kindness, service, love, peace and an everlasting stillnesss that reminds me that if tomorrow never comes, the people who matter most in my life will know how much I truly love them.

Yearerday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift from God.  Today I choose my thoughts, my actions, my steps, my destiny.  Today is the beginning of endless possibilities.  Today marks the beginning of something that I can control. I am going to make it the best day it can possibly be.  First and foremost I will love myself, then I will put God first, my spouse second, my family third and those around me fourth.  I know that if I do this, I can truly be happy.

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Author: Butterfly kisses

I am a mother of five, a grandmother of seven, a wife ,an Aunt, and a sister. I am very selective with whom I consider my dearest friends. I own a Swim School, am a yoga enthusiast, am obsessed with fashion, buttered popcorn, hot yoga, mountain hikes, easy ski runs on sunny days and dancing every chance I get. I pretty much exist on diet coke and bagels with cream cheese. I love to be around positive, successful, confident people. I dislike tuna fish, crowded spaces, people who are rude and inconsiderate, and traffic jams. I love to ride horses, sing in the shower and laugh at silly jokes. I can run on a beach for hrs, shop until I drop and can remember Kindergarten like it was yesterday. I love romantic movies, crushed ice and I’m obsessed with brushing my teeth and taking very long hot showers. I hate when adults cone too early to functions and don’t offer to help. I absolutely despise gossip and I love listening to all kinds of music (especially Christian and Country Western). Young children make me the happiest, teenagers amaze me and help keep me young. The word old does not exist in my vocabulary. I have an enormous heart, I get my feelings hurt way too easily and I’m the first to defend the underdog. I always stand up for truth even in the most difficult of circumstances. My favorite quote is “When Words Fail, Music Speaks”. My favorite person is my significant other and my least favorite thing to do is sit at a desk and stare at a computer screen. I hope to write a book someday entitled “Windows To My Soul” . I’m working on sitting still long enough so that I can accomplish this lifetime goal. Line upon line, precept upon precept” is my mantra.

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