Just Because

Perspective Part III

I have learned a lot about perspective, but I came across a new thought today and I was talking with one of my roommates Ms. Miller. The new thought is that gossip can really affect perspective. The way we talk about each other can really affect our perspective. Ms. Miller said that there is a fine line between getting something off our chest and gossip so when is it ok to just get something off our chest? I understand that we all have habits that bother other people, but is that just our perspective? What do we do in those situations? Can we change our perspective so that habit doesn't bother us? Do we want to? Or we help the person with the annoying habit?

Home (Dad)

Well now that I'm back home I have realized two things first how do women stay home all day and second it's always nice to have a buddy. Since I have been home this has been my routine:
1. Get up
2. Help Dad (which usually involves mowing the lawn)
3. Take a nap, because helping Dad took all my energy
4. Make dinner
5. Move cows/ change sprinkler lines/ pick weeds
6. Watch TV with Dad
7. Go to bed (because moving cows and changing sprinkler lines took all my energy)
8. Repeat
Yep this is my life the for the next seven weeks doesn't it sound fun. I really do have a lot of fun, but after a few days of just hanging out with my Dad I started to get lonely. I don't know how my Dad does this all the time, but with out anyone here (of course my Mom comes home on her days off but still).  This leads me to having a buddy. I have found that I must have a buddy while I'm here, and why not have a buddy from before I will call her Ms. Hernandez. Ms. Hernandez and I have been "running" the last couple nights, and it has been a blast (man I just love this girl)! She is even going to help me stop drinking coke, so starting August 1st no more soda/ pop/ coke just water for this girl and Ms. Hernandez. So far some of my list is getting done. I will have to start working on the rest.

Now Lets Have Some Fun

Now that I'm finally home and out of school for seven weeks I get to have some fun. I always start these great projects, but never finish them. That being said here are a few projects that I need to work on this summer:
Quilts for Christmas
Routines
STOP DRINKING COKE!!! (This is a must!)
Work Out
Organize my parents
Work on stuff for my Dad

So as you can see this is a pretty good list I have going. My goal is to let you experience all the fun with me, and hopefully teach you some fun things too. Let the fun begin!!!

Perception Part II

After having a talk with one my roommates about perception I learned a few things. First of all I feel like this is something that a lot of people have a problem with. Why is how we perceive things such a problem? I mean have you every really thought about when you get upset, frustrated, or hurt by someone. Why do you get  upset?  I find these words perfect when thinking of perspective:

"I imagine that every person on earth has been affected in some way by the destructive spirit of contention, resentment, and revenge. Perhaps there are even times when we recognize this spirit in ourselves. When we feel hurt, angry, or envious, it is quite easy to judge other people, often assigning dark motives to their actions in order to justify our own feelings of resentment."

"But when it comes to our own prejudices and grievances, we too often justify our anger as righteous and our judgment as reliable and only appropriate. Though we cannot look into another’s heart, we assume that we know a bad motive or even a bad person when we see one. We make exceptions when it comes to our own bitterness because we feel that, in our case, we have all the information we need to hold someone else in contempt."

"When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following:

Stop it!"

"Is this difficult to do?

Yes, of course.

Forgiving ourselves and others is not easy. In fact, for most of us it requires a major change in our attitude and way of thinking—even a change of heart. But there is good news. This “mighty change”⁸ of heart is exactly what the gospel of Jesus Christ is designed to bring into our lives.

How is it done? Through the love of God."

"Let us be kind.

Let us forgive.

Let us talk peacefully with each other.

Let the love of God fill our hearts.

“Let us do good unto all men.”¹³

"The people around us are not perfect.¹⁹ People do things that annoy, disappoint, and anger. In this mortal life it will always be that way.

Nevertheless, we must let go of our grievances. Part of the purpose of mortality is to learn how to let go of such things. That is the Lord’s way."

- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

The Merciful Obtain Mercy

I feel that all these words say perfectly everything I have been thinking about. Now the hard part how to apply this knowledge, but the great thing about these word it tells us how to apply. The hardest part of every problem is trying to fix it well there are the steps to fix it. SO NOW DO IT!

Perception & Love

So what do you do when you see a friend changing, but not really for the good? Well at least not what I perceive as for the good. I guess when you see person change a group of friends to a group that they didn't like on a dime is concerning. Am I just suppose to support that person in that decision because everyone is a child of God and we should love them all, or should I be concerned. I feel that this is something that I have dealt with for a very long time. Basically this comes down to two things first what I perceive and second do I love everyone no matter what. My biggest issue in life is figuring out how to handle things. As I explore these two subject I also need to figure out how to apply what I learn. I have this feeling that how I perceive things is wrong (which is ok) and that I do need to love everyone, but now how do I change my perceptions and how do I learn to love everyone. I'm going to do some research and get back to you on this.

Last day of classes!!

The end of the spring semester is here! I have one more class (that I don't have to do anything for) then it is off to the library to study for my last couple tests and finish up the last little bit of homework! I love school and I'm really kind of scared what life is going to be like without it, but I still have one more semester to live it up. This next semester is going to be really great I can just feel it already! Well I should probably get ready for my last class. Ohh and how do you like my new cool signature. I found some really great tutorials on these sites:

http://www.thinkingcloset.com/2013/05/16/how-to-create-a-blog-signature/
http://thecraftymummy.com/2012/09/how-to-add-a-blog-post-signature/

To-Do

Well with it being finals week there is always a lot to do, and I love making lists! I think lists are what keep me going. Here is my list for the next couple of days:
-Geography Final
-Math Methods Oral Final
-Lit 3 State Final
-Praxis
-Math Diagnostic #2
-Math 206 homework
-Math Methods homework
-Culture and Diversity homework
-Pack
-Move my stuff to a new room
-Get my last pay check
And I think thats it, but thats still a pretty long list. I hope I can get through it all. I just want to go home already. I also have a list of things I need to do when I go home, but that is another time.

Finals Week

So I think today is when my finals week finally starts. I have a State Literacy test today, Geometry test tomorrow, State Literacy test Friday. PRAXIS test on Saturday, Geography test on Saturday, and a math methods oral on Monday ohh and I almost forgot a math proficiency test sometime too . I also have to pack and move my stuff to a new room for my last semester. Hang out with a few people before I leave Rexburg. Then I'm free for 7 weeks. I'm really excited to go home. I haven't been home for more than two weeks in almost 5 years. I will miss being in Rexburg for the summer with no one here, but I think its time I go home for a while. I have a lot of things that I need to do when I'm home, but mainly some habits that I need to pick up again. We will chat about that another time. I'm just going to focus on these tests!

I'm a Mormon

One thing that is apart of the Big Picture is knowing who you are. This is something for me that has developed a lot over the years, but one thing more than anything else is that I'm a Mormon. Everything that I do is centered around me faith and belief in Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father. I'm proud to say I'm a Mormon! Seeing that I'm a Mormon we have this great website that you can go visit and learn more about us. We also have these great profiles that explain who we are and why we believe what we believe. It is one of my goals to get one of these I'm a Mormon profiles before the beginning of next semester.  When I get mine finished I will put it up, but ya'all should check out other peoples profiles at mormon.org.

The Big Picture

When I first moved to Rexburg Idaho I had no idea if I was accepted to Brigham Young University Idaho, I knew I wanted to be a teacher, and I knew like three people. I left my fun old life in Provo Utah to a very scary unsure life in a little frozen tundra. I have learned so much since being in Rexburg. One thing especially in the last few months that I have learned is to think about the big picture. With one semester left here in Rexburg and with so many changes in front of me I really need to think about the big picture that Heavenly Father has in store for me. Be prepared for the end of a journey and the beginning of another. I'm so excited to remember the big picture, and hopefully I can help anyone someone see the big picture too!