Ok, so moment of truth. I wasn't tagged to do this, but I saw it on my Aunt Krystn's blog and decided that I wanted to do it, because I love making goals! Here we go,
#1 > Make money!
#2 > Go on a cool trip. I only have one week off this summer and I'm hoping to go to D.C. but if that doesn't work out (because of too expensive of tickets) I want to go on a road trip or something.
#3 > Plan out what I'm doing this fall with leadership. Nothing is set in stone with my position and so I have the awesome and also sometimes stressful job of molding my own job description out of thin air. I want to get a lot of ideas and things ready for when school starts.
#4 > Wake up early. Sleep is great. I know that and I like to indulge myself in it. I haven't been waking up until nine or nine thirty all summer and it makes me feel so exhausted all day. I want to get in the habit of waking up early (7:30), because I know it makes me feel so rejuvenated when I do.
#5 > Study the scriptures EVERY day. I'm a pro at slacking off when it comes to my scripture studying, but I yearn for a better understanding of the gospel and I know that this is the key to gaining that understanding.
#6 > Read my book. I have a book I have to read for school..and well, I have to read it!
#7 > Eat better. I have a terrible addiction to munchies. I need to cut it out!
#8 > Find some good music. I want to go through all the songs on my ipod and get rid of all the bad songs. Bad = sexual innuendos, swearing, screaming, dumb, boring. This is going to be hard for me, because I love my music. Music has such an influence on me though and I want to make sure that influence is good.
#9 > Finish my quilt! I'm excited for this one. I'm making a bed spread and it is adorable! I want to finish it so that I can use it down at school.
#10> Get a harmonica. The harmonica is my favorite instrument and I'm dying to learn how to play it, but I figure that the first step is to get one, right?!
You know what they say, "A goal is just a dream until it's written down."
I tag: Erica, Emily, and Cheri.
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Learn to be Refined
I read the article "Our Refined Heavenly Home" by Elder Douglas L. Callister in the June 2009 Ensign. It talks about how we should learn to be refined in language, literature, music, art, appearance and attitude. I hope you will all take some time to read it. Here are some of my favorite quotes from it.
"Refinement in speech is reflected not only in our choice of words but also in the things we talk about. There are those who always speak of themselves; they are either insecure or proud. There are those who always speak of others; they are usually boring. There are those who speak of stirring ideas, compelling books, and inspiring doctrine; these are the few who make their mark in this world."
"The nearer we get to God, the more easily our spirits are touched by refined and beautiful things."
"I don't know whether our heavenly home has a television set or a DVD player, but in my mind's imagery it surely has a grand piano and a magnificent library."
"When some music has passed the tests of time and been cherished by the noble and refined, our failure to appreciate is is not a condemnation of grand music. The omission is within."
"David Starr Jordan, former president of Stanford University, wrote: "To be vulgar is to do that which is not the best of its kind. It is to do poor things in poor ways, and to be satisfied with that...It is vulgar to wear dirty linen when one is not engaged in dirty work. It is vulgar to like poor music, to read weak books, to feed on sensational newspapers,...to find amusement in trashy novels, to enjoy vulgar theatres, to find pleasure in cheap jokes."
This was one of those articles that really made me think. This is one of those things that I would have made my roommate Emily stay up late at night to discuss! I just absolutely LOVED it.
"Refinement in speech is reflected not only in our choice of words but also in the things we talk about. There are those who always speak of themselves; they are either insecure or proud. There are those who always speak of others; they are usually boring. There are those who speak of stirring ideas, compelling books, and inspiring doctrine; these are the few who make their mark in this world."
"The nearer we get to God, the more easily our spirits are touched by refined and beautiful things."
"I don't know whether our heavenly home has a television set or a DVD player, but in my mind's imagery it surely has a grand piano and a magnificent library."
"When some music has passed the tests of time and been cherished by the noble and refined, our failure to appreciate is is not a condemnation of grand music. The omission is within."
"David Starr Jordan, former president of Stanford University, wrote: "To be vulgar is to do that which is not the best of its kind. It is to do poor things in poor ways, and to be satisfied with that...It is vulgar to wear dirty linen when one is not engaged in dirty work. It is vulgar to like poor music, to read weak books, to feed on sensational newspapers,...to find amusement in trashy novels, to enjoy vulgar theatres, to find pleasure in cheap jokes."
This was one of those articles that really made me think. This is one of those things that I would have made my roommate Emily stay up late at night to discuss! I just absolutely LOVED it.
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