Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Just a Thought
So I went to this Relief Society meeting tonight and it was really quite good. It started out with a fabulous display of food. And I mean this was GOOD food! And my favorite part was the pink ribbons tied around the garbage cans (I was going to take a picture, but my camera was not in my purse). Then we all enjoyed a music and picture presentation all about our roles as women. I am so thankful for my many roles as a woman. I came away with a few ideas from the meeting, but one I would like to share is one I have been thinking about a lot lately. I think we all get so caught up in our schedules and what we are doing that we forget to go outside of ourselves and think about others (this is one of my greatest struggles). And it is not that we don't think of others, but to actually act upon those thoughts is an entirely different story. I have always thought about how cool it would be to sit down and think about one person each day for whom I could do something nice and spontaneous for that I usually would not do otherwise. Well as I was sitting in this meeting I became a little overwhelmed with the idea of doing something every day, so I thought it would be good to start out with once a week. I will call it my Mindful Mondays (since that is the day I am usually the most self absorbed). So, wish me luck and may the force be with me! Hope anyone reading this is having a fabulous day!
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Sounds like a great idea so good luck. You've inspired me also. I have trouble with that too since my life always seems so chaotic I'm usually just trying to get through my own day rather than help others who might be going through the same thing. One of the things I got out of last night also was that I'm not the only one feeling that way and we're all going through similar trials and have similar goals and can help each other. So when I read this I realized I DID have my phone/camera in the car and could have taken a picture of that trash can! Oh well. When I was telling Christian about it and that other part we were laughing about he just shook his head and said, "THAT is why I'm so glad I'm not a girl!" Anyway, I had so much fun with you and Dawn last night so thanks for joining us.
What a great idea. This week I kept thinking "I need to call so and so and see how they're doing." I'm glad I called even though I didn't get to talk to her. I hope she feels happy knowing that someone is thinking about her.
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