No more blessings!

I've always thought...if you can't say anything nice---don't say anything at all!!! So...that would be the reason for no posts for awhile! I usually don't post anything too deep on my blog as that really puts myself "out there". I guess I don't like everyone knowing all my deepest darkest secrets. I wasn't going to post anything this week as it's been a rough week, one of those you'd rather not write about, but quickly forget and hope it doesn't ever repeat itself. Unfortunately, I've had lots of those recently. Anyway----I went to the temple yesterday hoping for some answers and some peace and ran into an old friend who made me laugh and made me think. Thanks Karen---although I doubt she'll ever read this--it helped me a lot.



I've been reflecting on lots of things this week and realized that we all have struggles---some people just hide them better than others. I used to be the "great at hiding them" person---but I become more transparent the older I get. Hmmm. Anyway, I was thinking of the song "Lord, I would Follow Thee" and it says "in the quiet heart is hidden, sorrows that the eye can't see". How true I think that is as we go about our lives interacting with others---but not truly knowing what others are going through. As I talked to my friend, I realized that she too had a teenager she had struggled with--even though I thought her teen was awesome. Teens make mistakes. Heck---adults make mistakes too! I guess it's part of the learning and growing in this life. However, it was nice to hear how my friend had been through struggles and how she had lived through them.


She was telling me that she had started reading the scriptures with her family again recently and they started at 1 Nephi. Don't we all have that verse memorized by now? I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions......" She was explaining to her kids what afflictions meant when she looked down at the footnotes--and it says Topical Guide: Affliction; Blessing: Gifts of God. She said at that point she kind of laughed and said "God....no more blessings....please...I have enough". I know I've felt that way. It made me laugh---and it gave me a sisterhood with her---even though she appears happy and carefree---she has struggles inside. It made me realize we're all different---but we are all so alike in so many ways! I need to reach out to others more and smile more...you never know what someone is hiding on the inside.