Hope, an Anchor of the Soul

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Oh random

Oh the randomness of me... and the things I do as I peruse the internet... haha

 

 

Toleration

I tolerate a lot. In some respects I downright let people walk all over me. But if there is one thing I will not allow is disrespect. My worth is just as great as yours. Do not treat me as less. Do not undervalue me. I know I have great worth, and I will not allow you to squander that.

PDA

If you wouldn't do it in front of your parents, then you shouldn't be doing it in front of anybody else either. You should have more respect for those around you. And if nothing else you should have enough respect for your relationship that you would want to keep that intimacy just between you and your significant other. No one else needs to see that. Ever. Ever. Ever.

And if you're going to argue that you would act that way in front of your parents... then I seriously worry for the level of respect you have for your parents.

Mindy Smith - One Moment More

This is my crying song.

Sacrifice

My question is ... when does circumstance merit breaking prior commitments? Why is it that you put off one person for another... all the time, and yet you are never willing to put off the other person, even just once? Where do we draw the line of commitment to our friends and relationships? For whom are we willing to make sacrifices for? Because if you're not willing to sacrifice anything for them... I don't believe you really love them very much.

Roommates

My least favorite part of having roommates is that the moment you get a roommate that has a boy you are immediately subject to several days out of the week where your are banished from the living room for hours and hours at a time. Go find a nice lonely parking lot. Do not expect me to pretend like I don't live in my own house. Gah.

One day I will have my own livingroom, and my own kitchen. And I will never be kicked out of my own livingroom because it will be mine. Unless there is an exciting surprise on the other end in return for my being kicked out.

Support

It's hard to support people when you don't agree with what they're doing. Most likely its not your place to put forth your opinion, and it's so hard to withhold your opinion from someone you love so, much when you're worried about the decision they're making. But everyone has to make their own decisions, and you know you can't make decisions for anyone but yourself.

But it pains me to keep my mouth shut.

Change

You can only change yourself. Relationships work by always improving yourself, not by focusing on how someone else needs to change.

I can always be better.
I can always improve.
I can always be nicer.
I can always be a better friend.

Constant

I think I've finally figured out a lesson that I've been given several opportunities to learn, and have repeatedly failed at... I've been looking for a constant, a dependable person to hold onto in life, to keep me grounded and sane. But people can't always be there for you. It seems like they should be able to be at least more often than they are... but I guess we just can't have standards that high. There are very few people in this world you can depend on, and even if they are--no one's perfect. And we can't expect them to be. Something tells me that I'll still be learning this lesson for a while... and I regret that. But I've grown up with high expectations, and when people started to meet them it only reinforced that mindset. But the higher the expectation... the more people fall short. And that's not fair to anyone. So I'll be doing my best to keep learning and reprogramming myself.

There is only one constant, and eternally perfect dependably being out there... and it is God. We all have to rely on our Heavenly Father, and turn to Christ and the power of the Atonement. And that is a lesson we keep learning our whole lives long. Depend on Christ. Rely on Christ. Turn to him when you need aid, comfort, and peace.

He lives. Turn to him.