Your reflection

When you look at your reflection, what do you see?
Someone you love.
Someone you don't.
Someone you admire.
Someone in need of a hair cut.
Or eye brow waxing?


For me, it rotates.
(But for the record, I need a haircut and an eye brow plucking ;) .)
Some days I am happy with who I am. Some days not so much.
It is interesting how you'll be going along and right in front of you appears something.
So big you are surprised you didn't see it coming.
How weren't you aware that it was part of you?
And somethings you know it's there, but you are afraid of it.
Or afraid of the work involved in changing it.


"Our task is to become our best selves. One of God's greatest gifts to us is the joy of trying again, for no failure ever need be final." - Thomas S. Monson


The thing that stands out the most to me in that is his use of the word joy.
Do you find joy in finding those failures in yourself?
I don't think I'd use the word joy, personally.
But maybe I should be.

Instead of worrying about why I did that, or how I let something happen, or if the person I upset is still thinking about it, etc...
instead what if today I said, with no overarching all consuming guilt, "well I can fix that. Nothing but straight up from here."

" And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them." - Ether 12:27

"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong." - 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

It is encouraging to know that we can improve. It's hard. But it's part of the plan.
In fact, it's the whole point.
To get better, each day.
I am grateful. That I get the chance to improve.
To make myself the best I can be.

Today I am committing to taking one thing that I know I need to change about myself.
And making a plan to change it.
Not just hating that part of me, but making a solid decision to change it about myself.
And talking it through with my best friend and with Heavenly Father.
Because this change thing is hard.

What about you?
Can you find one thing that you've been putting off changing, and start.
Today.
Make a plan, talk to someone about it.
And start becoming better.