It was a good dinner and thanks to having my sister in the stake, when I got there late I still had some where to sit. Next was a musical number by the 13th ward primary and one by the young woman's leaders in my ward, which were both very good. After the songs we listened to a talk by, I believe her name was Bonnie Jensen. She was a wonderful speaker. She spoke to us on a very hard time she had in her life and the things she learned from it.
I have a certain respect for those that have gone through hard struggles in their lives. I feel that with such trial they must be something amazing. They must be very strong poeple. I guess I should feel this way about most people since I'm sure there isn't anyone that hasn't had some really difficult trial in their life.
I have also felt that since I have not had an extremely difficult trial, that, maybe I am not as strong as those who have( Not that I want an extremely difficult trial, knock on wood). The talk that Bonnie gave was really inspiring to me and I loved this poem that she recited to us, it does not have a named author:
Today upon a bus I saw a lovely maid with golden hair
I envied her, she looked so pretty and I wished I were as fair
Then she rose to leave and I saw her hobble down the isle
She had one foot and wore a crutch but as she passed a smile
Oh God forgive me when I whine, I have two feet, the world
is mine
And then I stopped to buy some sweets, the lad who sold
them was so kind
It's nice to talk with folks like you. You see he said, I'm
blind
Oh God forgive me when I whine, I have two eyes, the world is mine
Then I walked on down the street and saw a child with eyes of blue
He stood and watched the others play it seemed he knew not what to do
I said, "Why don't you join the others dear?"
He stared straight ahead without a word and then I knew he couldn't hear
Oh God forgive me when I whine, I have two ears, the world is mine
With feet to take me where I'd go, with eyes to watch the sunset's glow, with ears to hear what I should know
Oh God forgive me when I whine, I'm blessed indeed, the world is mine.
Oh how I wish that I would not whine so much. I wish I could look upon another and have love for them instead of judgments of how I compare to them. I wish those thoughts would not even enter my mind.
I have been blessed so much. I have a wonderful family with beautiful healthy children. I have a husband who is working very hard for us and has been able to allow me to stay home to raise my children. We have all of our needs taken care of. So why, why do I have to whine so much, why am I not more happy. I have not chosen to be more happy. I have not chosen to allow the day to day things that stress and way me down to slide off and see things for the wonderful blessings they are. I have no right to complain.
So my goal this next week( I'll start with a week and then hopefully turn it into another week then a month and so on) is to be more happy. I also want to make sure that I laugh more than the average 15 times a day.
Heavenly father has given us so much. Jesus gave us his life and I can give them my heart and my service. I can't express how greatful I am for the things that I have. What I am most greatful for is that I know He loves me. I know that he cares and wants me to do my best. I know that He knows when I struggle. I know that His ways are higher than my ways. I know that I can trust in him.
I envied her, she looked so pretty and I wished I were as fair
Then she rose to leave and I saw her hobble down the isle
She had one foot and wore a crutch but as she passed a smile
Oh God forgive me when I whine, I have two feet, the world
is mine
And then I stopped to buy some sweets, the lad who sold
them was so kind
It's nice to talk with folks like you. You see he said, I'm
blind
Oh God forgive me when I whine, I have two eyes, the world is mine
Then I walked on down the street and saw a child with eyes of blue
He stood and watched the others play it seemed he knew not what to do
I said, "Why don't you join the others dear?"
He stared straight ahead without a word and then I knew he couldn't hear
Oh God forgive me when I whine, I have two ears, the world is mine
With feet to take me where I'd go, with eyes to watch the sunset's glow, with ears to hear what I should know
Oh God forgive me when I whine, I'm blessed indeed, the world is mine.
Oh how I wish that I would not whine so much. I wish I could look upon another and have love for them instead of judgments of how I compare to them. I wish those thoughts would not even enter my mind.
I have been blessed so much. I have a wonderful family with beautiful healthy children. I have a husband who is working very hard for us and has been able to allow me to stay home to raise my children. We have all of our needs taken care of. So why, why do I have to whine so much, why am I not more happy. I have not chosen to be more happy. I have not chosen to allow the day to day things that stress and way me down to slide off and see things for the wonderful blessings they are. I have no right to complain.
So my goal this next week( I'll start with a week and then hopefully turn it into another week then a month and so on) is to be more happy. I also want to make sure that I laugh more than the average 15 times a day.
Heavenly father has given us so much. Jesus gave us his life and I can give them my heart and my service. I can't express how greatful I am for the things that I have. What I am most greatful for is that I know He loves me. I know that he cares and wants me to do my best. I know that He knows when I struggle. I know that His ways are higher than my ways. I know that I can trust in him.
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