On my mind...

As many well know, last weekend was Conference. Lately I have been just thinking about life. Where I am at, where my testimony is at. I am so blessed. I have a beautiful family, and a good job. I am so lucky to live close to my family. And we have the opportunity to go visit our family in South Africa in December. So then traveling has been on my brain, and then this great talk from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf came to mind...

"...Have you ever been in an airplane and experienced turbulence? The most common cause of turbulence is a sudden change in air movement causing the aircraft to pitch, yaw, and roll. While planes are built to withstand far greater turbulence than anything you would encounter on a regular flight, it still may be disconcerting to passengers.



What do you suppose pilots do when they encounter turbulence? A student pilot may think that increasing speed is a good strategy because it will get them through the turbulence faster. But that may be the wrong thing to do. Professional pilots understand that there is an optimum turbulence penetration speed that will minimize the negative effects of turbulence. And most of the time that would mean to reduce your speed. The same principle applies also to speed bumps on a road.


Therefore, it is good advice to slow down a little, steady the course, and focus on the essentials when experiencing adverse conditions."

Life is full of surprises. Full of harships, but also full of happiness and joy. It's just that sometimes I need to slow down, steady the course, and focus on the what is important. That way I am able to handle adverse situations. It's almost shocking at what is out there in the world trying to drag us down. There is hardly anything you can even watch on tv anymore. Just working in the school you get a picture of what the youth are faced with today. It's scary.
All I know is that I want to stay steady. I want to be able to know who I am. Know my course, and get to my destination!