It's been a busy start of the new year! YSA convention 4-7 Jan (where I got do be the DJ for an hour at two of the dances), work; at the salon and I also started working as a baby-sitter one afternoon every week!.. I pick up the kids (5-ear-old-boy & 1.5 year-old-girl) at the day-care then we walk home, play for a while and then I make dinner and then we play some more until one of the parents comes home from work! (so far I've only met the father!)
This weekend has been a really relaxing one! Last night I had a movie night with a friend, we had a "Narnia marathon" where we watched the first two movies, so now we are prepared so we can watch the 3rd one at the movies on friday! :)
Today I slept in and then I went to church! We start at 2.20pm.. so I really can sleep in! ;) ..Church was really good today! Sacrament meeting was focused on the temple and service in the temple, so two of the temple missionaries, Elder and Sister Rose gave a talk each, and it felt really good! They spoke of the importance of the temple and how the temple links families together.. That it is a selfless act to go to the temple (since you do the work for others) but at the same time it can be a "selfish" act (cause you go bacause you want to feel the spirit) ..I'm really grateful that my parents were sealed in the temple so that our family can be together forever!
..Also lately I've been thinking about my life! I am so very blessed and I have so many things to be grateful for!! ..But unfortunatelly I like many others take a lot of these things for granted! ..Every day when I walk from the train to where I work I pass at LEAST one home-less person. This winter has been really bad, so I feel really bad for them.. Unfortunately I haven't done more than paying them a thought while passing and thinking to myself that "Next time I'll stop by" or "Next time I'll buy their newspaper, so they earn some money from which they can buy some food".. But I never do! ..A few days ago when I came from the train and walked towards work I past a weather-beaten, older man standing in the cold trying to sell a paper to make ends meet. As usual I thought to myself: "I'm glad I'm not in his shoes.. It's so COLD! ..Maybe I'll help him tomorrow" and I continued walking towards work.. Then a thought came to me: I need to start DOING and no just SAYING.. so a little nerveous, I turned back, walked up to the man, bought a paper and gave him some extra change and then headed towards work again, only this time I did it with a ridiculously HUGE grin on my face and a nice warm feeling inside! I knew what I did was right and it felt so good! ..it was such an EASY thing to do! I realised that I need to stop worrying about what the person walking next to me thinks about me, because what really counts is what I do to help those around me!!
3 comments:
Seems like you had a good start of the new year. In Holland we say, a good start is half the work. so this year will be great.
You are so kind and a great example to me :o) Love you & miss you!
Hey, about time you posted something :^D
I always liked getting fresh pastries and then giving them away to the homeless. Good for you!
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