tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967804250686265830.post4512996766465440458..comments2021-02-18T17:14:24.415-05:00Comments on THE 72 HOUR RULE: THE 72-HOUR RULE: THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT, I HAVE TO WEAR SHADESRamona Gordyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897052109437761869noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967804250686265830.post-68458693073991732612011-01-20T15:25:02.508-05:002011-01-20T15:25:02.508-05:00What a neat post. I don't think I have read th...What a neat post. I don't think I have read that article yet (I think I'm still reading the Dec Ensign... but I know the Jan one is <i>somewhere</i>), but now I want to read it right away! Growing up I was like you say you would like to be - positive, rarely complaining about my life (I'm sure I whined a little - I wasn't a completely a-typical child...) but I loved my life (even as a teen) and I really enjoyed living life. One of the things I made my husband prove to me before I married him was that he could enjoy the <i>present</i> and not just talk about what he'd like to do "when" or "if." He proved himself, but he is still a little stubborn about enjoying life <i>right now</i>. He's the kind of guy that talks about "when I have a better job," "when the kids are older," "when blah blah blah blah" - I am frequently calling him out on it, and he acknowledges that he is that way. In the past few years things have gotten a lot better - not because he has a better paying job (because he doesn't), not because our kids are older (because they aren't) but because he has started to realize that he <i>can</i> and <i>ought</i> to do the things that he wants to do.<br /><br />My motto growing up was "If I want to do it, I can." (I knew that it needed to be a righteous desire - but I also knew that if I had that desire, <i>nothing</i> could stop me, and Heavenly Father would consecrate my efforts and even if it took longer than I thought it would or wanted it to, He would help me achieve it. <br /><br />I really like that line: "The Lord can and will help you set your own course."<br /><br />I think that's going to be my motto for this year! <br /><br />Thanks again for the neat post. Sorry for such a long comment! Once I get going I can't seem to stop ;)Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667724269493668949noreply@blogger.com