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Sunday, January 7

Testimony

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Today was Fast Sunday - the first of a new year. The urge came to get up, and the urge came to stay seated. Every month I've shared ...
Sunday, December 17

Days 11-17: #LightTheWorld

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Day 11: "I was a stranger, and ye took me in" - Matthew 25:35 I spend most of my time with strangers. For most of my life an ...
Sunday, December 10

Days 3-10: #LightTheWorld

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Writing a blog post about what I did to #LightTheWorld each day felt... self-aggrandizing. It was like tooting my own horn, writing about th...
Saturday, December 2

Day 2: "Living Water"

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Today I felt out of sorts with the suggestion to serve. The prompt is of living water - both physical (giving gifts of clean water) and spir...
Friday, December 1

Day 1: "Freely Give"

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I realized as I read the suggestions for today that I struggle to know who needs help, and how to help them. My first thought was, "gi...

#LightTheWorld In 25 Ways Over 25 Days

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I'm doing the #LightTheWorld challenge this year. Every day of December, I'll go to  https://www.mormon.org/christmas/25-ways-25-da...
Sunday, October 29

Stuck?

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I was crazy sick for weeks, and in the time since I've felt... like my life is sort of stuck in the doldrums. I enjoy my ward, but I fi...
Sunday, October 22

I Would Be My Brother's Keeper

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Tl;dr: My dad had a heart attack and my family is supporting him in his new diet. Each of us can support the people around us in the good t...
Sunday, October 15

Warriors of Light

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The night is far spent The day is at hand The darkness is spreading throughout every land But a voice in the stillness still calls me ...
Sunday, October 8

He Will Hear Me

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Last night I found myself emotionally exhausted. The source isn't important. Whether from the stress of figuring out life/work/relation...
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Sunday, July 9

A Place to Belong

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I had a heartbreaking professional realization. I'm not sure where I belong. When I was younger I dreamed of having a 9-5 where I l...
Monday, June 19

Go For It

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I'm reading a book called "The Happiness Project." Long story short, it's really good. And simultaneously (likely because...
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Saturday, June 10

5 Friends: Turmoil

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One of my biggest concerns in learning to make friendships involves a fear of betraying the people I try to befriend. I sometimes... often....
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Friday, June 9

5 Friends

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Research by Robin Dunbar and other happiness researchers indicates that the happiest people have five friends that they can turn to for eve...