So I spent days and weeks working on this post and then when I finally posted it none of my typing was on it so now here is goes again typing it all again a perfect Segway into my thoughts on this topic...
I'm a goal oriented person. Goals motivate, activate, and create a sense of accomplishment when I finish them. I love that feeling when I complete a goal or check something off my TO DO list. "Yes, I'm finished, I did it!" As I think about finishing a task it makes me also think about how tasks and goals never end and they just keep going and life just keeps going and there really isn't an end at all because our work just starts again...
Housework....This is one of those obvious tasks in life that simply never end. The moment you think the laundry is done someone's dirty underwear is in the hamper. The minute you finish the dishes someone needs a drink. And it's inevitable that the rest of the house gets dirty and just needs cleaned over and over.
Trials...We always have them it's a fact of like. Fortunately there is relief from a trial and then unfortunately we get another one and the cycle just keeps repeating itself. I'm grateful for the knowledge that God doesn't give me trials that I cannot handle.
Emotions...These also never end. Wouldn't it be nice if once we felt them and then they'd just go away and we'd be done with them. That's what I like to pretend I can do, it doesn't work because they come anyway. When something particularly painful happens those emotions come back really often for awhile when we think about what happened or when something happens to remind us of the event. And we have to work through them again and again it gets easier and once we keep on going life gets easier. Emotions are a good thing they give us information. When I feel something I've started asking myself, "What does this tell me about myself and what I believe." Instead of, "Oh goodness I've already felt that just go away please." It's a lot more helpful.
Forgiveness...When we are forgiving someone it happens this way too, we don't just say that we've forgiven someone and then forget about it. When we feel angry about it again we forgive again it's a process.
Life...Like the wreath above our life keeps going. Because of Heavenly Father's Plan for us we can also have eternal life and that can give us peace, joy, and hope in the journey.
Lessons in Progress:
1.) Don't give up, Keep going!
2.) Enjoy the Journey!
3.) Once I reach a goal, make more.
