A Quiet Moment

Sometimes I feel that life is all about recognizing and appreciating the small things. I feel that without quiet moments in our days to think and to reflect we miss those small things amidst all the noise and confusion around us. This last week my roommate and I were talking to someone - they said that you should never go somewhere alone. I wholeheartedly disagree. You shouldn't go running alone at 11:00 at night, and there are some other places that maybe you shouldn't go alone but sometimes you should go places alone. Especially in college, you are surrounded by people all day long every day. You have people around you on campus and in your classes, then you have roommates around when you come home, not to mention all the people around your apartment complex. I cherish the moments that I get alone, to think and to ponder.

I don't have church until 1:00 which normally I don't like, but it is absolutely fabulous for summer. This past Sunday I got up at 8:00, everyone in my apartment was still asleep, and went out to Rock Canyon Park. I brought my scriptures, and read them there, I brought some paper so I could write a letter to my brother who is in the MTC and I brought my journal to write in. It was so nice to sit outside early on a Sunday morning, everything was quiet and I was able to think and ponder.

Its fun to go to the pool or to go do things with friends, but our time is very valuable. We need to think everyday about how we are using it. If we have time to check facebook and e-mails or to go out with friends then surely we must have time to read our scriptures. I heard a quote in Relief Society at the beginning of the summer that I absolutely loved. It was from sister Beck and she said "when we prioritize correctly we have power and influence, when we fail to prioritize correctly we loose that power." That quote made an impression on me. It has caused me to truly think about how I am spending my time each day, am I being productive? Do I have my priorities straight? Am I doing what the Lord would have me do? The greatest thing about life is that each day I am blessed to live I am also blessed to learn. I love this fact, every single day I have a chance to improve upon myself and to make myself better! If we are not making progress we are moving the other direction, I sincerley hope that I can live each day in a way so that I can make progress.

Livin, learnin, and lovin it!

Katrina