As long as we are still alive it\u2019s never too late to change our lives for the better.\u00a0 And there is no better time to start working on it than right now, this very minute.\u00a0 It\u2019s always good to step back and to recommit ourselves to keeping focused on living life each day in such a way that when our time comes to leave this life we will be proud of how we have lived it.<\/p>\n
Tonight we were visiting with my husband\u2019s extended family and we learned that one of his relatives was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. Talk about a major reminder of why we need to focus our own lives on being the best person we can possibly be by living each day trying to exemplify the characteristics of integrity, kindness, charity, grace, and love. All that matters in this life is the way that we have lived it… not the money we make, or the title we have, or the things we amass\u2026rather it`s the service that we did for others, the kindness we showed to others\u2026it`s the way we attempted to lift others up and helped others to shine.<\/p>\n
So often in life we tend to compare ourselves to someone else.\u00a0 We treat life like it\u2019s a big contest to see who can be the most beautiful or have the most money or status or things, when really what life is supposed to be about is how we live our life with integrity, love, and charity.\u00a0 The contest is supposed to be about how we are personally measuring up to the true potential that we have within ourselves to achieve.\u00a0 It\u2019s not person A against person B, its person A against the best that person A can become.\u00a0 And the \u201cwhat we are supposed to become\u201d is a GOOD PERSON.\u00a0 A kind person.\u00a0 A caring person.\u00a0 A person of integrity.\u00a0 A person of honor.\u00a0 A person of grace.\u00a0 A person who does the right thing at all times and in all circumstances.<\/p>\n
As we try to be the best we can be, we should also be happy for the good fortune of others rather than feeling envious or hurt that the same didn\u2019t come to us.\u00a0 Jeffrey Holland gave a great talk in which he said \u201cWe are not diminished when someone else is added upon.\u201d\u00a0 I love that quote.\u00a0 He went on to say \u201ccoveting, pouting, or tearing others down does not elevate your standing, nor does demeaning someone else improve your self-image.\u00a0 So be kind and be grateful that God is kind.\u00a0 It is a happy way to live.\u201d<\/p>\n
When our time comes to leave this life I believe that not one of us will die feeling proud of ourselves for what we look like or how much we had when we died, rather I believe that what would make us proud in that moment is the way we conducted ourselves and the people whose lives we touched and the way we treated our loved ones.\u00a0 And while we are still here on earth we should remember that\u00a0it’s never to late to change for the better so we best get going at it!<\/p>\n
Have an amazing weekend everyone!<\/p>\n
~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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