Reality Check

Life has been a crazy beast lately. All I can say is, I have many more life lessons to learn. I am in the thick of them it seems. The reality is... I don't have control. Nope, not any. Ouch. The Lord does. When will I really understand that and not have a painful reminder? I'm learning though. Not a fun process though right? Here's a quote I've found that helps me keep my head on straight and feet moving forward when in a hard place and time.

"We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. We are indoctrinated that somehow we should always be instantly emotionally comfortable. When that is not so, some become anxious- and all too frequently seek relief from counseling, analysis... It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal. Teach your members that if they have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, to stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is a great purpose in our struggle in life." -Boyd K. Packer