The Abundant Life

It is a new year, and as custom much self reflection has come at this time. There are many things over the last year that i am able to be grateful for, but there are also many things i would like to change or improve on. As i have a personal list of resolutions/goals to achieve this year that i will keep to myself, i want to share what i think is most important in order for one to achieve their goals or improve their lives and do so in a happy manor. Of course i cannot take full credit for these words of wisdom for they come directly from Pres Monson. He shares with us his own ABC's to help us all gain "the abundant life".

The A refers to Attitude. 

So much in life refers to our attitude. OF COURSE IT DOES! If you were to say otherwise, clearly you need your very own attitude adjustment. The way we view things makes all the difference. I think it is about doing the very best we can, and then choosing to be happy because we have done all that we could. Charles Swindoll said: “Attitude, to me, is more important than … the past, … than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.”  And with that i have no further comment :)

B is for Believe (in yourself).

Don’t limit yourself and don’t let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do. Believe in yourself and then live so as to reach your possibilities. It has been said, read, sung, written, and recited so many times before...If you believe, you can accomplish anything, if you just believe. BOOM. Don't just hear those words, listen to them!

C, my friends, is for Courage. 

"There will be times when you will be frightened and discouraged. You may feel that you are defeated. The odds of obtaining victory may appear overwhelming". Courage is what is required to make that effort, "but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve".

Let us all use these ABC's in our daily lives. We can truly change so much within us and around us if we will just apply this to ourselves! Never underestimate the impossible, because with this the impossible becomes possible.