There comes a point in your life when you realize:
Who matters,
Who never did,
Who won't anymore...
And who always will..
So, don't worry about people from your past,
There's a reason why they didn't make it to your future...
This reminded me of President Monson's quote, “Do [your] duty; that is best; Leave unto [the] Lord the rest!” (taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Legend Beautiful,” in The Complete Poetical Works of Longfellow (1893), 258.)
I will do all that I can do, but in the end I cannot control the thoughts or actions of those around me. I will live my life the best that I can while relying solely on the Lord to guide my actions and my words. That is all I can do!
4 comments:
Thanks Laurie for sharing those beautiful thoughts. They are some of my favorites too. We are so proud of you and your family, your such good examples for us.
That's for sharing that! I loved it and I needed it!
I love this. I am going to copy this. Thanks for posting it!
First I have to just pop in to say "hi" cause I had a huge lapse in blogging and reading blogs and...you know a lapse. But I love blogging, so I'm getting back to it again.
Second, part of a book I read recently talked about Everybody. The everybody we mean when we say things like, "If I do (this), then Everybody will think (I'm a bad mother, wife, person, etc.)."
But when we sit down and really think about who Everybody is, sometimes what's bothering us or holding us back is a group of 6-9 people.
And here's the even wierder thing, often as not, those people don't even hold that opinion! So then you might be holding back or upset by just 3-4 people who genuinely wish you ill.
That was such a freeing concept to me. I don't want to be held back by a couple of people. Focus on following the Lord and following your heart and you'll be doing fine.
Plus, with blogging, you have documented proof of people who love and support you.
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