I wanted to make music, but I was afraid no one would want to hear my songs.
I wanted to write stories, but I was afraid no one would want to read my stories.
I wanted to love unconditionally, but I was afraid no one would love me back and I would be hurt.
I wanted to be an astronaut, but I was afraid I would work for years only to be turned down.
I wanted to start a business, but I was afraid no one would want what I had to offer.
I wanted to have lots of friends, but everyone I saw I thought wouldn't be interested to know me.
I wanted to be a dancer, but I was afraid no one would want to dance with me.
I stay at home inside and try not to think about when I was young and people told me I could do anything to which I put my mind. It brings an uncomfortable knot it my stomach.
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Sorry, just having a really down day, in a down month.
Someone is messing with your head. Squash him!!!
President Hinckley said:
“Woman is God’s supreme creation. Only after the earth had been formed, after the day had been separated from the night, after the waters had been divided from the land, after vegetation and animal life had been created, and after man had been placed on the earth, was woman created; and only then was the work pronounced complete and good.
“Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God who walks in virtue with an understanding of why she should do so, who honors and respects her body as a thing sacred and divine, who cultivates her mind and constantly enlarges the horizon of her understanding, who nurtures her spirit with everlasting truth” (“Our Responsibility to Our Young Women,” Ensign, Sept. 1988, 11).
“Live up to the great and magnificent inheritance which the Lord God, your Father in Heaven, has provided for you. Rise above the dust of the world. Know that you are daughters of God, children with a divine birthright. Walk in the sun with your heads high, knowing that you are loved and honored, that you are a part of his kingdom, and that there is for you a great work to be done which cannot be left to others” (“Live Up to Your Inheritance,” Ensign, Nov. 1983, 84).
(Visiting Message January 2002)
I hope you heard Pres. Uchtdorf's talk in the women's conference last night. If you didn't, read it in the Ensign. He was talking to YOU (and any woman, which is all women, who get discouraged.
What you wrote was cleverly written but also was full of self pity.
You could have also written you wanted to become a mother to a beautiful child and it has happened! Your baby is about the cutest ever seen!
You could have also written you wanted to become a wife and now you have a husband who loves and protects and encourages you.
You could have also written you wanted to have your own place that you could decorate and take care of and now you have that.
Your life is actually quite full. I guess what I'm trying to say is "The glass is half full, not half empty." I encourage you to write a blog listing all the things you're grateful for.
Love you,
Grandma
Aunt Sheryl wanted to send this quotation from Pres. Hinckley:
Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fast is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, and most jobs are more often dull than otherwise.
"Life is like an old time journey--delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas, and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride."
You almost did all of those things. I love hearing you play the piano. I almost feel the same way you do except for different things.
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