Hey hey babeh!
So its's been a while! a long while even! I believe the last post I wrote was 'sometimes i cry because i miss you' and the one before that was a whole bunch of randomness that probably didn't make too much sense!
Well it is true. sometimes i cry because i miss you! There is nothing I enjoy more than spending time with my dear sisters...chatting and laughing until our hearts contents. and its seems lately I've been deprived!
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| Today I smiled. Because I made a difference in someones life. One of my clients from placement wrote me a letter, thanking me for the time I spent helping her. :) |
I've been deprived because...well of course...you're in a far of land with the love of your life, being the creative genius you are, drawing towers of kittens...Jordy is on holidays spending time with, the other who has a dear little baby...and yes Sari is at work...and I've been on placement 8.30-5 each day, so any contact. I seem to miss! So sometimes I feel sorry for myself...or I find things tend to go the opposite to how I would like them to go.
- Sometimes...often... life doesn't seem to go the way we expect!
- Sometimes we get so exhausted, it would just be easier to crawl up in a ball and hide.
- Sometimes its just really unfair!
- Sometimes other people's choices, bring you sadness, hurt or pain.
- Sometimes you have one of those days...when everything just seems to go wrong!! (i slept in through my alarm, couldn't find anything to wear, scrapped the work car into a wall and forgot my lunch...all in one day)
- Sometimes you look in the mirror and don't see anybody important.
- Sometimes it's hard to look up!
But fear not...I've been putting my preaching into practice. I've been spending weeks trying to get my clients to focus on the positives.
and...let me tell you. It's better to look up! (Thomas. S Monson says so haha) and oh yes he is right!
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| This is the extent of my creativity. We had Art Therapy at placement...and it seems you stole all the creative genes. thanks haha |
So yes, as I've been telling my clients to focus on what is good in life. I've been doing the same!
It is wonderful. There is so much to be grateful for!...even when things go wrong, even when you have to work until midnight and all you want to do is sleep...even when you feel like crying, and you feel like no one understands or cares. Even when you are separated from the ones you love.
So my little positive tips are:
- Search for joy in all things...find the positives in all situations. There's always something, even if it's small.
- Smile. Smile at somebody, smile at the sunshine, or even the rain, smile at things that make your day special.
- Do something for somebody else. Write them a note, say Thankyou, tell them they're beautiful, make them something, give them a hug...make someone else smile too!
- Count your blessings. There is so much to be grateful for! It's amazing how blessed we truly are when we really ponder about it :)
- Remember no matter how devastating or difficult it may be...there's always someone who is experiencing something much worse in the world. 1st world problems are sometimes a little trivial. (but yes they can be significant to us)
- Respect yourself. When you respect and love yourself and don't put yourself down...it's much easier to find the beauty in other things :)
- Remember your Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ loves you, knows your circumstances, and wants the best for you. He atoned for us so that all our pains can be eased.
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| Beautiful Beautiful Melbourne Temple!! :) |
- Go on a picnic, dance in the rain, build a cubby, bake till your hearts content, listen to a new style of music (like bagpipes?)
- Look up and have an eternal perspective on life :)
So there it is. Yes... you are one of the happiest people I know. But everyone has down days :) and yes I think it's healthy to have them...but when things get sad and exhausting...Focus on the positives and smile :)
I miss you and love you and can't wait to see you again! and i hope your life is full of sunshine, joy, love and a rainbow or two!
I LOVE YOU!!!!
I MISS YOU!!!!
and thankyou for your constant love, support, advice and words of kindness. You and all of my sisters are my rock.
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you can come home now.
The End.
