Nearer, My God, To Thee - day 15

#15 - i'm getting back in the routine of blogging. i've been super tired lately and i don't have any energy! by Thursday, i just want to sleep. so today, my challenge is to be happy no matter what. optimism i so important in life. to see the rainbow among the storm cloud. especially when school and work can be so mundane and you just want it to end. find the thing that keeps you going. find the thing that makes it all worthwhile. Elder Busche gave an amazing talk. i am sure if you google it, you'll find the video. but he said something like: look at everyday with a bright and hopeful perspective, no matter what the day looks like. today i woke up and it had rained last night. the air was cool and smelled like green. the earth just seemed to be waking up from the winter. and although today i am unbelievably tired, i'm keeping a smile on and i'm determined to have a great day and be happy. just fake it till you make it ;)

so. this was the worst day to do this challenge. everything went wrong. it was impossible to keep up a good attitude and i am sad to say that i did pout a little bit. i'm not going to go into the gory details, but it was rough. r-o-u-g-h. but i guess it reminds me of Even Almighty. seen it? it's pretty cheesy.. but there's a part in it that i think about a lot. "If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?" i think this is so true. it's even a cooler quote because Morgan Freeman says it. and he's downright the coolest guy ever. i thought about this quote a lot today. but it was still hard to smile and keep up my positive attitude... optimism isn't something you just try on and see if it fits or makes you look fat. it's a way of living. sure you're going to have hard days - that's what life's about - but optimism is about sticking to it. and coming out ahead.