While discussing President Monson's talk on gratitude from this last conference a friend of mine told me how he mad a corelation between the comandment to be greatful, and the comandment of thou shat not covet.
Theory being if you are greatful for what you have, your station in life, and what ever blessings you have been given you won't covet what your neighbor, brother, friend, or enemy has.
I think this works much like anything else you are trying to remove from you life. example if I want to drink less soda, I try to drink more water. Subsitute.
So the subsitute for coveting what others have is gratitude for what we do have.
Thoughts?
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Oh Oregon how you changed me...
Here are a few things about my personality that I attribute 100% to having lived in Oregon.
My joy for a sunny day. I grew up in the desert where it was always sunny, so loved the rain of Oregon from the first day I got there till I moved, and miss it still. But in all this love for rain I also gained a great appreciation for a sunny day. It alwasys makes me smile when I go out side and think "oh look the sun is shinning, what a beautiful day." Then I remember... "oh yes, I'm in AZ where the sun always shines, oh well, still a beautiful day."
My great relunctance to through recycables away. Yes it is true, I am having to learn to through things like cardboard, pop cans, and other reyclables away because there isn't recyling at my complex, or work. It is still a strugle, and I stare at the garbage for about 30 seconds before I do.
My great anyonance with stores and thier need to bag everything, but only 2-3 items per bag. Really I can carry my milk out, and you could have used 3 bags, not nine. They have soooo much to learn.
My amazement of the large side streets here. I can make a full circle turn even if there are cars parked on both sides, no worries. Not a six point turn. It is amazing what they pave when they don't have an urban growth boundary.
Oh and I have yet to accept that I missed fall and should be in winter, as it is still warm, there are no tree leaves changing color, and I still can't pull out my swaeaters. :(
But I do love it here, between the warm air, amazing sunsets, beautiful red rock, and the wonderful people. I am happy I came, but a little weirder thanks to Portland OR.
My joy for a sunny day. I grew up in the desert where it was always sunny, so loved the rain of Oregon from the first day I got there till I moved, and miss it still. But in all this love for rain I also gained a great appreciation for a sunny day. It alwasys makes me smile when I go out side and think "oh look the sun is shinning, what a beautiful day." Then I remember... "oh yes, I'm in AZ where the sun always shines, oh well, still a beautiful day."
My great relunctance to through recycables away. Yes it is true, I am having to learn to through things like cardboard, pop cans, and other reyclables away because there isn't recyling at my complex, or work. It is still a strugle, and I stare at the garbage for about 30 seconds before I do.
My great anyonance with stores and thier need to bag everything, but only 2-3 items per bag. Really I can carry my milk out, and you could have used 3 bags, not nine. They have soooo much to learn.
My amazement of the large side streets here. I can make a full circle turn even if there are cars parked on both sides, no worries. Not a six point turn. It is amazing what they pave when they don't have an urban growth boundary.
Oh and I have yet to accept that I missed fall and should be in winter, as it is still warm, there are no tree leaves changing color, and I still can't pull out my swaeaters. :(
But I do love it here, between the warm air, amazing sunsets, beautiful red rock, and the wonderful people. I am happy I came, but a little weirder thanks to Portland OR.
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