Love

 Love is pure.
Never selfish.
Never prideful.
You give it your all.
You give it freely.
While expecting nothing in return.

I don't know if anyone considers this mushy or gushy..but I don't care...

I love the one I am with!
He makes me happy.

Oh so very happy.

I don't get it.

I am taking a break form multiplying radicals to let you all know that I am frustrated! Yeah, I haven't blogged in a long time and was waiting for the perfect moment to write a new post. Well, there couldn't be a more perfect time than now. I am so frustrated. Though I wish there could have been another perfect time, I guess this is the one I drew from the hat.

Why am I frustrated? Oh ya know..starving college student who can't afford next semester's rent, textbooks, or food, and has been searching from a job since day -14ish. That's right! I've been looking for a job since before this school semester started. I've applied at who knows how many places. I've only gotten two interviews out of that. Which I don't really understand. I've had two jobs since I turned 16. One I had for just over 4 years and the other one for just over a year. I even had two jobs at once for a period of time. I'm very good at scheduling my time and I am a quick learner. But yet, somehow this isn't good enough to clean bathrooms or be a teacher's assistant. Which I do not even begin to slightly understand.

Maybe it's just me, but I thought it took qualifications and experience to get a job. I thought that the whole point of college was to obtain education in order to find a job. If I can't even get some dinky little job grading student's papers using a grading key, or better yet, cleaning bathrooms and vacuuming buildings than why I am continuing this endeavor? Is college not centered towards education for work? Seems more bureaucratic to me than anything else.

I am at a loss for patience with this. Where's the jobs Obama "created"? What use is my education being put to? I know I am still going to be unemployed at the end of my schooling because all the under qualified people get the job I am qualified for. I work hard. I do what needs to be done. I will not go into debt for my education. I need a job to pay for housing, tuition, books, and food! I am always searching for a job in the small less than 1% chance that I might actually find one.

Now, back to solving my radicals in miniscule hope that this might actually benefit me one day.

Always Try!

I am not perfect.
But I try my best.

I am not perfect.
But I am a child of God.


Also, just some cool things that I have written down the past few days:

-The Holy Ghost has blessed my life by giving simple instructions as to what things in my life I need to fix. The Holy Ghost keeps me away from the temptation of sin as long as I follow the promptings.

-We never stop needing the spirit of the Holy Ghost!

-"Christ cames to save us. If we have taken a wrong course, the Atonement of Jesus Christ can gives up the assurance that sin is not a point of no return. A safe return is possible if we will follow God's plan for our salvation." -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

-Always try to recognize the miracles in your life.

-We live in the house we build. Build on a rock!

-We don't gain our testimony all at once.

-You learn spiritually through obedience.

-The repentance process is less of a checklist and more of a transformation of a person.

-Sometimes He [Heavenly Father] lets us take the hit so we can see our strengths.


-Obedience requires faith.

-When you take the first step on the road, you also choose the last step.

-If it ceases to be an option, it ceases to be a temptation.

-The more our knowledge increases the more our choices are set on the right path.

-Satan never offers you anything that ends up being okay.

-You can make a decision, but you can't decide the consequence.

-There is a price to be paid for success.

-Joy is amplified happiness.

-A testimony is powerful and can change the lives of others.

-Heavenly Father never takes away your ability to have faith.

-Meaningful scripture study allows for change.

-Not going through the motions, but letting them go through us.



Those are pretty much my favorite tidbits from my spiritual journal. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! :)


Again, I'm not perfect...far from it, but that doesn't mean I stop trying.

Effort

Great things come from effort. If you don't believe me, stop any effort you are putting into something and see if you get anything out of it. You won't. Well, you won't if it's something worth having.

"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential." -Winston Churchill

We put effort into our jobs so we can earn money for things we need. Without the money earned from our effort, we would be unable to purchase food, clothing, and shelter.

We put effort into our relationships with those around us most often. Without the effort, it would be hard to keep a friendship.

"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." -Napoleon Hill

Effort is a choice. We can't just expect effort to come before us. We have to work for it....yes, we must even make an effort for effort itself. (I hope you get that, because it's late at night as I'm writing this!)

What does effort require?
(in no particular order)

1.  Patience with yourself: It's hard I know. But you have to give yourself some time! Keep believing in yourself. A little patience can be the difference between success and failure, and I know which one you prefer. ;)

2.  Faith: Faith just isn't a matter of spirituality or religion. It also involves having hope in things yet to be. Have faith that whatever you are putting your effort into WILL BE WORTH IT. Otherwise...why would you bother putting any effort in at all?

3.  Positive Attitude: If you are unhappy, regarding the thing you are putting effort into, then perhaps you should assess if this is really worth it to you. But before you decide to give up completely, ask yourself: Are you putting in less effort, yet expecting more? Or are you putting in too much effort and not getting anything in return? But honestly try your best to be happy. Are other factors in your life making you feel unhappy about this? Because, you know, you could just be being moody after all. ;)


Like I told someone very dear to me:

"Don't be afraid to give yourself everything you've ever wanted and refuse to give yourself nothing but the best."


And what does that take? EFFORT!!

YES...I just quoted myself using the big bold words.