Yeah, it's been a few weeks now, but I chopped my hair off! It feels great to have a little change, even if I do look like Dora the Explorer
mugshot anyone?
or Mowgli from The Jungle Book
this is what you wake up to when you're part clown
Changing up your hair can be really scary! But it honestly has made me feel more confident about myself and changed the way I think about things. This sounds cheesy but I'm really learning to love myself and figure out who I want to become. I feel like I have become a lot more independent these past couple months without having a man, but I'm completely happy and content. It sounds totally silly but I feel like a lot of times, our hair becomes kind of like a security blanket. I know that most boys (and girls) associate being pretty with long hair, but I'm not out to impress anyone!
Not like my long hair was impressing anyone anyways haha.
Here's to being spontaneous and making changes for the better!
Nice title? It was the first thing that popped into my head. . .
Lately I have been feeling very uninspired and had zero motivation. I mean ZERO. Now that the end of the semester is drawing near, it's multiplied by probably a thousand.
HOWEVER,
I'm sure I'm not the only one. So here's a little something to help give us all a little, much needed boost.
I'm not the biggest fan, but I had the opportunity to listen to Hilary Weeks and many other inspiring people last week at Time Out For Women. It was a great, uplifting weekend with my mom and other women that I love and look up to. The African-American woman in the video spoke as well. And let me tell you, she is one INCREDIBLE lady. So cute, too. I loved her. She has been through the most horrifying things, and she is truly inspiring. If you have a few minutes, grab a tissue and check her out in the first half of this other video.
Anyways, back to business. Watch THIS video now. Then I'll talk some more :) Yeesh, I'm so bossy. (Yeesh is my favorite saying from New Girl)
I learned two really great things from this video/song:
1. I CANNOT judge others. You never know what someone is going through, or what they have been through in the past. Everyone has their own, private life story. I just need to love everyone and accept them for who and what they are. Christ see's our hearts and knows what we are experiencing on such a personal level. I think I'll let Him do the judging from now on.
2. I need to stop wishing my life away. School is stressful. We all know that by now, right? But this should be such a fun, exciting time for me in my life! I can't keep thinking, "Oh, I'll be so happy when this test is over." Or "I'll be so happy when I'm finally done with school." Once we get into this attitude of procrastinating our happiness/enjoyment of life, I think we get stuck in the habit of never enjoying the present. I (as well as all of you) have SO many things to be grateful and happy about. Everything that the Lord allows me to experience is for my good and progression. The events of my life now, are shaping me into the person He wants me to become. I need to remember that and love the life I have NOW.
"In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured." -Gordon B. Hinckley
I honestly have an addiction to this face. Mmmm check out that scruff. I don't know what it is. His voice, his eyes, his crooked smile, or those lips of his or what.
But I LOVE HIM.
Maybe it's because he reminds me a lot of Sam? (Because I love him and I'm addicted to his face too?) I don't know! I seriously hurt sometimes because I want him so bad!
"When he's looking at her, I feel like he's looking at me." -Maddi Frei
Yeah, I'm still here. It's been quite some time now, hasn't it?
WHAT?! You didn't notice?
How rude! ;)
Haha no seriously though it has been FOREVER since I last posted on this thing! Lot's has been going on though and I am loving every single second of it. Here's a few things that have happened:
-Started working for Dr. Jeffrey Stewart at Coral Desert Foot and Ankle. I LOVE IT
-Went to Little Mermaid at Tuacahn. AMAZING. Everyone needs to go see it. It seriously was the cutest thing in the world. It just blew me away!
-Had Jenny from Korea live with me for a month! She's leaving today :(
-Sam flew out to Japan! I haven't heard from him yet but you can check out some pics on his Mission President's blog. He looks like he's doing great!
-Saw "The Help" and it's seriously so good. The book is amazing, too! If you're looking for a good, lighthearted read, that's your book!
-Started school at Dixie!! Also loving that! My schedule is pristine. Mondays and Wednesdays I have class from 8-12 and then institute from 12-1. Then Fridays I have class from 10-12! No class on Tuesdays or Thursdays for this girl! It's been great!
My institute class is going to be SO great! I went last night with Maddi and Tori and I just loved everything about it!
Earlier yesterday I had such a fun opportunity to help my friend Taylor recruit people to sign up for institute! This one boy kept checking out the table and schedule and stuff that we had and I would talk to him a little every time he came by. Then I asked him if he was thinking about taking a class and he said he was! I was so excited because I thought he wasn't a member (found out he was later but that's besides the point haha) and so I told him to come to the class I was signed up for that night at 7 and that I would look for him there!
Well sure enough, he was there! I felt so good! I told him to come sit by my friends and I and we talked a little bit during class. But it was SUCH a good class! I just felt so good the whole time and I was so happy after!
When class was over, he waited in the hall for me and thanked me for inviting him! He was so sincere and SUPER appreciative that I took the opportunity to invite him to come. He said it was just what he needed and that he hadn't had something like that in a long time. I can't even tell you how amazing it felt guys! I felt like a missionary haha.
But seriously, if you aren't taking institute, SIGN UP ! It's awesome! It's so great to just kick back, relax and recharge for the week! School is hard enough to have to do it on your own. I know that if you make and effort to go that you will be blessed.
Ok that's enough of that ha.
But maybe I should get to my point now, huh?
At one point in our lesson at institute last night, our teacher was talking about women and how they are so much more sensitive to the Spirit. He kept talking about how beloved we are by our Father in Heaven and how much respect he has for us and wants to protect us. He was saying that we are such a precious creation to our Heavenly Father and how we hold such a great purpose. It seriously touched me so much! I just felt this overwhelming gratitude to be a woman! Seriously though! We have so much more potential than we give ourselves credit for, guys! (I mean girls!)
I've made a promise to myself to always remember that I am a daughter of a Heavenly King. I have so much to offer and I am SO loved. I hope you can do the same!
Why can't we all be like this little girl?? Maybe we should try this every morning haha
