Inspiration

After I wrote my post last night I felt somewhat relieved. I needed to vent and get it off my chest. Later that night as I lay in bed I started to feel stupid. What do I have to complain about?! My life is really good. Of course I have my bad days, like everyone does, but I need to focus more on the positive in life. I have some friends that are going through some major trials in their lives and I have no reason to complain. Jake and I were talking about this last night and he mentioned that a day at work can be pretty good but one or two things can go wrong and it seems like the whole day is ruined. I let that happen to me yesterday. Instead of brushing off the bad and focusing on all of the good things that happened yesterday I focused only on the negative. Naturally I am a happy person and I usually am able to brush things off and move on. My downfall though is that I worry too much and if something is bothering me I have a hard time letting it go.

This morning as I was thinking about this a part of this quote come to my mind and I had to go and find it. It is from President Gordon B. Hinckley. It says, "Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves."

Well... I am now feeling a bit humbled. The truth hurts, I tell ya! It's funny how things that you have read in the past come back to you when you need them. Needless to say, I needed this. Today is a new day and I am thankful for that.