Highs and Lows
It has been one of those days. My emotions are super closes to the surface. It is kind of hard to explain. I have experienced several emotions all at once. I am sad, but excited; pleased and confident. My parental beacon has been radiant all day long. I want to comfort those around me while firmly advising/guiding them in the direction that I think they should go. You can guess how that goes with fellow co-workers. It went about the same in my home.
It wasn't long before all these emotions overflowed into several heated discussions in my office. I started wondering how others were dealing with those same emotions in other places. Especially since they were going to be dealing with 4 or 5 other people that might be dealing with the same emotional surges. It is times like these that some times we just have sit back and count to 10 or 20 or 50, maybe once, maybe twice, and then approach the subject from a different direction. I am going to work on that this year. I realized that at the end of my day, full of varied experiences, my children are probably ending their day the same way. I often forget my own personal experinces at that age. What to me may seem like a cake walk, to them is new, strange, and often times scary. I am understanding that now. Sometimes I wish I had a crystal ball that would allow me to show them that everything will work out in the end. It won't always be fun or easy, but it will work out.
Now here is the father in me speaking, even though I don't have a crystal ball, I do have a couple other things. I have been given the gift of the Holy Ghost. My entire life has filled me with the Light of Christ. As I turn to my Father in Heaven, he has confirmed to me that everything is going to work out. Each of us needs to learn to recognize that confirming voice and feeling of comfort. I know that it only comes when we ask. We have to knock. Many times it just requires us to open the door to our heart and invite Him in. I have experience this. I know He is real. He loves us, cares for us and wants us to succeed.
Love ya,
Dad
It wasn't long before all these emotions overflowed into several heated discussions in my office. I started wondering how others were dealing with those same emotions in other places. Especially since they were going to be dealing with 4 or 5 other people that might be dealing with the same emotional surges. It is times like these that some times we just have sit back and count to 10 or 20 or 50, maybe once, maybe twice, and then approach the subject from a different direction. I am going to work on that this year. I realized that at the end of my day, full of varied experiences, my children are probably ending their day the same way. I often forget my own personal experinces at that age. What to me may seem like a cake walk, to them is new, strange, and often times scary. I am understanding that now. Sometimes I wish I had a crystal ball that would allow me to show them that everything will work out in the end. It won't always be fun or easy, but it will work out.
Now here is the father in me speaking, even though I don't have a crystal ball, I do have a couple other things. I have been given the gift of the Holy Ghost. My entire life has filled me with the Light of Christ. As I turn to my Father in Heaven, he has confirmed to me that everything is going to work out. Each of us needs to learn to recognize that confirming voice and feeling of comfort. I know that it only comes when we ask. We have to knock. Many times it just requires us to open the door to our heart and invite Him in. I have experience this. I know He is real. He loves us, cares for us and wants us to succeed.
Love ya,
Dad
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