Two of the questions I continue to get from my friends and family is "How do you survive? How are you coping with all that is going on in your life?" The answer is quite simple. I have SIMPLIFIED my life like you would never imagine. I know. Oxymoron. How could Heidi's life POSSIBLY be simple? I have the following main goals for each day: sleep, eat, study, work. That's it. There you have it. If I can master doing all four things on my list, it has been a very successful day.
I have one additional, all-encompassing goal that helps me to check the four items each day OFF of my list. I am being SPIRITUALLY SELFISH. For years, my answer to "surviving" was to lay real low on the things that had to do with church, faith, gospel, spirituality . . . just to "keep the peace". I now have come to realize that was not a good choice. I have been receiving answers for YEARS. YEARS. I was not ready to receive those answers nor to accept them.
Mini-miracles and tender mercies have happened in my life EVERY.SINGLE.DAY for the last couple of weeks. I attribute those miracles and tender mercies to my Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ. They are lifting me up and holding my hands. I think that is what has helped me to bust out of the "survival" mode and begin to thrive.
It's going to be a long and difficult road ahead . . . but BRING IT ON. I'm ready!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Survive or Thrive???
Posted by heidiram at 9:32 AM
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isn't it amazing how crisis helps you prioritize? i really understand what you're saying. i went through the same thing. and now that i am in a better place, i am "busy" again. but when things start to feel overwhelming at all, i immediately cut back where i can and take a look at my level of spirituality. the key here is to learn from what you're going through and be consistent in applying it from here on out.
easier said than done.
Every time you start to blog linger on your beautiful kids. THEY will keep you going.
You're right Andrea . . . easier said than done. And mom- you got that right. My kids do keep me going.
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