How will you measure your life?

 





“Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great” (D&C 64:33).

    This week we discussed the topic, “How will you measure your life”. It gave me a lot to think and ponder about. In one portion of the lesson, we studied about relationships. I have thought a lot about this over the past few days and have decided this is how I honestly feel that our lives will be measured, by our relationships. There are three main relationships that our lives revolve around that make us who we are, get us to where we want to be, and guide our paths. Those are:

1.      Our relationship with ourselves: As a mom I have learned over the years that I put my children and my husband over myself. I let myself go. I forgot to put myself as a priority. In doing so I have forgotten who I was and forgot my dreams and ambitions. I have also associated my accomplishments based on the choices and the way that my children live their lives.

Just this week I spoke with a neighbor I had years ago, and we talked about her road to healing. She had been plagued with depression for years and finally sought help. The first things she had to learn was that she needed to love yourself enough… to love yourself first.  This was powerful to me. I too lately have learned that I need to love myself enough to put myself first. That includes all aspects: physical, mental, and spiritual.

2.      Our relationship with others: I feel it is important to take inventory about how we treat and interact with others. We need to treat all people with kindness and integrity. No one is above another. I remember as a teen not being very respectful to a Sunday School teacher. My parents were not impressed, or more so embarrassed by my actions and disappointed in me. I don’t remember exactly what they had me do, but I began to serve this sister. Through that I learned to love her and respected her. I got to know her and found out how amazing she was.

I honestly feel that if we served each other more then there would be more love in this world. We all have time to serve and show kindness.

3.      Our relationship with God: This comes down to focus. Where is our focus? Is it on ourselves? I believe as we try to focus on God and work on our relationship with him, that is when our eyes will really begin to open and see ourselves through God’s eyes. We will see our potential and our purpose. In learning this we will then have our eyes opened to the needs and abilities of others. We will see how blessed and beautiful this world is around us. We will see how much the Lords hand has been in our lives, guiding and directing our path, by giving us trials and turbulence to grow and become. We will also be able to see and be grateful for our many blessing and abundance that we have.

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