"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"

Today I have been reminded of the importance of SIMPLICITY... I spent some time reflecting,  and then I just started to write...So here, make what you want of some of my jumbled, Sunday thoughts :) 

My ears rest tranquilly. 

They are well acquainted with the effortless and uncomplicated task of sleep. 

Undisturbed and undistracted.

In perfect harmony with the silence,

Unquestionably, the time arrives...

Daytime, life, yet another day. 

It makes it's crude and impetuous entrance.

Enter my ears, the world's hurried alarm of agitated and chaotic confusion.

To remain connected to heaven is demanding, but essential.

Amidst this confusion though, is also a beauty. 

In these beautiful moments come tiny reminders.

Quiet whispers that can so easily be counted as nothing, can be manifestations. 

In everything, we can choose to see this beauty.  

The whispers come as we read, listen, look and do. 

A mortal existence is simply time.
Time so graciously given to us to strive, to become, to dream, to seek, to learn, to nurture, to love.


William Wadsworth has some beautiful words:


Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:
The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star
Hath had elsewhere its setting,
And not in utter nakedness,
And cometh from afar
But trailing clouds of glory do we come 
Not in entire forgetfulness,

From God, who is our home:

President Uchtdorf states:


"we would do well to slow down a little, proceed at the optimum speed for our circumstances, focus on the significant, lift up our eyes, and truly see the things that matter most. Let us be mindful of the foundational precepts our Heavenly Father has given to His children that will establish the basis of a rich and fruitful mortal life with promises of eternal happiness. They will teach us to do “all these things … in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that [we] should run faster than [we have] strength. [But] it is expedient that [we] should be diligent, [and] thereby … win the prize.Strength comes not from frantic activity but from being settled on a firm foundation of truth and light. It comes from placing our attention and efforts on the basics of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It comes from paying attention to the divine things that matter most. Let us simplify our lives a little. Let us make the changes necessary to refocus our lives on the sublime beauty of the simple, humble path of Christian discipleship—the path that leads always toward a life of meaning, gladness, and peace."

President James E. Faust teaches: 

"Balance in large measure is knowing the things that can be changed, putting them in proper perspective, and recognizing the things that will not change. And balance also lies in attitude. May our attitude be one of achieving balance and wisdom and understanding in all that we do." 

I love the idea of living my life and being HAPPY to be alive each and every day. I have been blessed with sooooooo much. It's overwhelming how good God has been to me! 
I want to do my very best.  At all I do I want to try so hard to do it RIGHT and make it COUNT. Even though I will fail over and over again and always come up short, I know that is what this life is about [insert 1/a billion cheesy quotes here]. 


Whether it be school,  relationships,  jobs, commitments, living my religion, taking care of myself,  obedience  honesty, whatever it may be, I'm going to give it my all.  Life can be so simple, and so beautiful!