1. Try to see it with humor. For me that's difficult. Once in Bozeman Eldon and I were to meet at a football game "on the east side of the stadium." Turns out the stadium is not aligned strictly north and south so he was looking on the southeast side and I was looking for him on the northeast side. We never did find each other at that game and I still fail to see the humor in it.
2. Look at the eternal view. So putting it in perspective makes us see how small it was.
3. Look for the compensations. I gave the example of Sheryl on her blogsite having a column of Curtisisms. She looks for the cute things he says and posts them. My favorite is: "Life isn't even, it's odd!" Eldon said he would have given that example if I hadn't.
4. Trust the Lord. It will all turn out.
3. Look for the compensations. I gave the example of Sheryl on her blogsite having a column of Curtisisms. She looks for the cute things he says and posts them. My favorite is: "Life isn't even, it's odd!" Eldon said he would have given that example if I hadn't.
4. Trust the Lord. It will all turn out.
This was a great and insightful talk given from a chair by a man who can no longer stand at the pulpit.
So I have adapted and am trying to adopt Elder Wirthlin's mother's maxim: "Come what may and love it anyway."
So I have adapted and am trying to adopt Elder Wirthlin's mother's maxim: "Come what may and love it anyway."
3 comments:
yet another reason not to go to football games!
I like the idea of finding back-up reasons for doing things. zum beispeil if I'm unable to finish a race, then it is a learning and training experience for the next race, a vacation to Phoenix, a break from work, a chance to spend time with a friend, etc.
That's loving it anyway! How's the knee?
Humor is such a blessing. It changes the entire mood of a situation if you can find something to laugh about. Sometimes I try it with the kids and they get mad "what are you laughing at??!!" I tell them if I don't laugh I might cry.
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