Where there is a will

My daughter and I are 300km apart, a 6 hour round trip. With my fibro and money issues visiting each other rarely happens. I saw her mid-August and I will hopefully see her at Christmas. What to do in the meantime. Long time not seeing my beautiful darling daughter. Enter modern technology. We Skype at least 4 times a week.

After our evening meal, we both retire to our bedrooms, me with my laptop and her with her tablet, snuggle down in our beds and have mummy-daughter time. I catch up with what is happening, give her motherly advice, monitor how she is doing, assess her well being, even the cat gets a look in when he hears her voice sees her face and chirrups to her. Then we go to a favourite routine established a long time ago, bedtime reading. Michaela gets comfy and I get out our latest book and read to her the next chapter. I choose books that have good illustrations as Michaela is very artistic and imaginative. I try to choose something that will speak to her soul, her sense of fun, give her comfort or strength or encourage her to share.

They say where there is a will there is a way. We have just finished one of my all-time favourites which we have read several times before. 5 stars out of 5 from both of us.

My Golden Rules to Live By.

My Golden Rules to Living Well.
1. We are responsible for our own well being and no matter what happens to us, if we can accept this and live accordingly, we will move towards better health and happiness.

2. We are mind, body, and spirit and all three are connected. What is good for one area is good for the other two. What diminishes the health of an area will likewise diminish health in the others.

3. Our thoughts, actions, and reactions are very powerful for good or ill in our wellbeing.

4. We are either moving forward or going backward, but life never stands still. It is in our hands to make better choices in life so as to slow down the backward movement and to eventually start to move forward.

5. Small improvements in any area over time will build to big changes and will lead to the desire to make more improvements.

6. It is never too late to make wiser choices. Start today making a small change that will improve your emotional and mental, physical and spiritual well being. Stick at it and every week add one more change.

What fibromyalgia cannot take from you

While fibromyalgia can take away so many things- good health, your social life, your ability to work, your marriage relationship, and more, it can't take away from you your greatest asset; your will to thrive.

You decide to keep going, to keep living, to keep fighting, to do what it takes to get better, be proactive, be healthier.

Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia by Dr. Rodger H Murphree.

Choose Higher Ground

I am reading this book by Elder Henry B Eyring. The first chapter is called This Day. Here are my thoughts and excerpts from it.

 Chapter 1: This Day

The scriptures make the danger of delay very clear. Delay in repentance and in service. God gives each of us each day as a treasure that will require an accounting.
See Alma 34: 33-34

Amulek also warns us that if we procrastinate repentance and/or service the spirit of God withdraws from us. The scriptures are full of wise men making daily the choice to put the Lord and His will first 
see Joshua 24:15

The Saviour is the ultimate example of everything and said
'I must work the works of Him that sent me...As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.' John 9: 4-5

How much more then should we be likewise doing the work of 'Him that sent us' and gave us all that we have and sustains us from day to day, and also shine forth the light of Christ that is gifted to us? Do we have any good excuse for not doing this? 

Doing these things that matter the most will never be easy. It was not supposed to be. God's purpose in creation was to teach us and let us prove ourselves. But we can have confidence in Jesus Christ as our Saviour. He has the power to draw us to Him and to help us when the temptation is great and the test is hard.

Think back to when you have delayed doing what was right. It was because of 1 or both of 2 things:
1. You became complacent about what you had already done.
2. You became overwhelmed by the need to do more.

The Lord's love can draw you back into His service wiping away both complacency and discouragement. By choosing to serve Him we feel His love more and love Him more, and show this by loving and serving His children more.

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
John 21: 17