Sunday, October 25, 2009

Floating like a leaf!

So it's definitely chilly outside, and things are changing. There are definitely a lot of colors and falling leaves. Recently I had a day where I was feeling pretty tense and maybe a little down. I left work and on my way home I stopped to fill my car up with gas. As I pulled the nozzle out, I failed to see that the lever was stuck and I sprayed gasoline over my clothes. All the rest of the drive home, I smelled like gasoline, and was pretty upset about it. As I was driving I made a choice to turn my day around. I took a few deep breaths and imagined all the tension leaving me and peace settling in. All the sudden, I felt as though I had just awoken from "bad day" dream. I realized the sculpted mountains, and the colorful leaves blowing through the air, and it was quiet. It was beautiful. I realized it wasn't all that bad. I could just let those bad parts of my day float away like the leaves blowing before me in the wind. I kept that mind set for the rest of the week, and every bad part floated away like the leaves. I felt more hopeful, to accomplish my goals. In fact I had an experience this morning where I was stressed to the max and rushing to get out of the house because I thought I was late to church. I walked outside and got in my car and realized that I was actually leaving an hour early. I started to laugh, even though for many reasons I could be angry at myself, I realized how silly I had been for no reason. I was reminded of the day I observed the floating leaves and the beautiful scenery of the season. Again, I made the choice that my day was going to be okay, and it was!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

New home, New town, New Babe pool!

It's crazy how different my life is from a month ago. I knew my place in everything, and now I feel like a rookie at everything. I used to live in Orem, working and going to school. I also had a calling that kept me really busy. Now, I'm in Provo, chillin with my girls.... who are Awesome roommates! I am attending a yoga school called Bodhi Yoga, and am in training to be a yoga therapist. I just barely got another calling in my new ward at church, and this calling is related to the one I had recently, so I don't feel completely lost. And I still work at the same place I worked at before.
I totally feel out of my comfort zone with a few new things... new place, new ward, new babe pool, etc. Especially, when it comes to flirting with guys. I could do it in my old ward, but I think it was just because I knew everybody, so it was easy. Now I have the hardest time just carrying on a normal conversation with them. I feel like a retard. LOL. Anyways,... I just need to remember that things take time. I learned that today in church. I was really down on myself because I feel like I'm not absolutely sure what's going on in my life. I'm not absolutely sure why I moved to Provo.... i just felt the spirit and thought thats what the Lord would have me do. But today I learned about just having patience and trusting in the Lord's will. I know it will all work out, and soon enough, it will really feel like home and I will really understand. Well, here goes another week!!