Sunday, November 04, 2007
too blessed to be stressed
Today in sacrament meeting, a woman told us that she had been on a trip to Idaho recently and saw a truck with this written on the back in big, bold letters: "I am too blessed to be stressed!". She has adopted it as her new motto. It really gave me pause. It rings true to me, and has made me think about how I wouldn't want to switch trials with anyone else. That reaffirms to me that Heavenly Father doesn't give us trials that we can't handle -- or he gives us the strength to handle them -- because I often see what other people are going through and think I could never do it. Thoughts?
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This quote seems to be another way of saying "I'm going to rely on my faith." I always feel blessed that I'm not a worrier, but I also think I have great faith and that enables me to see the hand of the Lord in my life and keeps me from fretting about things nonsense.
Its so hard to have that perspective, isn't it? I find myself missing the important things because I am obsessing about things of little importance. Dave's mom said she is trying to have more faith than fear and I like that saying too.
I need to tattoo that onto my forehead or something. I'm just not doing so well winning that battle right now. I liked these thoughts -- definitely encouraging!
That is a great saying. I realize this sometimes but wonder why it takes me so long to other times.
That's a really good perspective. I find that I am able to handle the big trials of my life with a sense of humor and pragmatic mind. It's the daily trials that I have a hard time dealing with--grumpy kids, too much to do, wants outweighing needs, etc. I tend to lose it. On Halloween, for example, I locked the kids out of my room for ten minutes so I could have some time to settle down. It's sometimes hard to think of the things that interfere with what I really want to do as blessings. But if they teach me patience and selflessness, then I guess that's exactly what they are.
What a perfect quote! Love it! Thanks for sharing it!
Thanks for the quote (and everyone else's thoughts). If I stop to make a gratitude list when I am down I immediately can't remember why I was so down or stressed. I am too blessed.
oh this has been me for the last couple of weeks. scott has been swamped at work. i mean totally swamped with a few big deals going down all at once/out of town trips/early morns and late nights at the office. usually this would be really hard for me and i would be upset or even angry about everything falling on me... but the quote really does sum it up-- i am just too blessed to be stressed and i know he works hard for our family so i need to work just as hard and take the burden off of him when he needs me to.
i have surprised myself at how well i have handled his absence/crazy schedule. i notice thie things he usually does so much more when he is not here...
i miss him a lot, as do the girls, but the precious time we do have together has been even more meaningful lately. thanks for writing this so i could actually get these feelings out on paper, so to speak...
I feel this same way - too blessed - but it's the "stressed" part I need to work on! Why, oh why, do I worry so? I like what Jill said - "I'm going ot rely on my faith." I am grateful for little reminders like yours that help me renew my focus to see the positive.
I've been out of the blogging loop for a while, so I'm not sure when you changed your blog's look, but it sure looks great!
I love the quote "too blessed to be stressed." Thanks for sharing it. It's so true! I'm going to keep it in my mind. It's a happiness-builder! Love to you Michelle.
this could sum up my whole downtown church experience.
i find my self not stressing over all the little things i used to at church - like the week before the primary program having someone come in and say they want their neighbor kids to be in it the next week. i am so happy they are here (feeling blessed) to care what could go wrong (this would normally cause me stress)
great catch phrase for me to write down.
Love it! I have often thought that, given the chance to circle up with everyone I know (and even those I don't) and throw all our problems in the middle of the ring, I'd scramble so fast to pick up my own trials again rather than run the risk of having to carry somebody else's.
WHat a great thought! Gratitude transforms us, for sure!
love this thought! i will definitely file this one away and use it...well, use it tomorrow i'm sure! i've been trying to do what elder eyering taught and to reflect daily on how i can see the Lord's hand in my life today. it's amazing. i really am far too blessed to be stressed.
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