That was Quite a Bite!

And, I just might be gagging on it. School just might kill me if the class syllabuses have an relevance as to what this school year holds.  So far, I've just been scared. Nothing has been too demanding. I've had, on average, only an hour of homework a day. But I've been so unmotivated, it's ridiculous.  I've left the piano unpracticed, rooms uncleaned, the good deed undone, and my mind unamended. I feel as though this week might have been a flop.

But, here is what went right. I read my scriptures every day this week. And passed of 26 Scripture Masteries. 
Here was my favorite insight for this week:

D&C 88:120

"That your incomings may be in the name of the Lord; that your outgoings may be in the name of the Lord; that all your salutations may be in the name of the Lord, with uplifed hands unto the Most High."

X Referenced to 2 Nephi 32:9

"But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform anything unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall  pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that He will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul."

If you've ever seen the movie "Forever Strong", Coach Gelwix admonishes his team to

"Never do anything to embarrass your family, yourself, or your team."  

That is so important. I won't cause my family to be embarrassed to call my theirs. I have a standard with myself. If I ever were to break that standard,  I couldn't respect myself.

To me, my team might be the most important. I am a part of a team. I'm apart of my Heavenly Father's team. As a representative of Him, I will never do anything to embarrass Him. I am His and refuse to change my standing. 

~Anna Lou

Sometimes.

Sometimes, I sit and think. I sit by myself and have a self-assessment.

I say to myself, "Self? How do you feel about you?" 

The answer varies from time to time.

"Self? Who are you? What do you stand for?" 

I reply, "Isn't that why we have such conversations? To figure that out!?" 

And, well, yes that is why. 

Then I turn to me again and say, "What do you know?" 

"What do I know?" 

"Yes."

"Well, I know.... I know that I can influence people. And, maybe, that my life might mean something to someone." 

 "What will you do about that?"

"I could.... serve. Ya! Serve!"

"When? Where? How?"

"Well, always, everywhere, and through my talents."

"You do that, and you will be successful. In your eyes, in your family's eyes, and in your Father in Heaven's eyes."