Come what may... and love it!

This last weekend was conference and we were in St. George. I missed the Saturday afternoon session because we went to climb the red rocks above the city. There is a slot canyon just above St. George that many people don't even know exists! It is amazing. I love the challenge of doing something that scares me just a little, something that proves I can overcome the fear in my mind. Sidestepping through this claustraphobic space where in one spot you can feel the rock pressing in on you from the front and back simultaneously, is mind over matter! But when you do it, it feels like a victory.

So today I got on line (lds.org) to watch some of the talks I missed and wow! I found a good one. Joseph B. Wirthlin gives an amazing talk on life's challenges and disapointments and tells of the advice of his mother after losing a football game... she said "Come what may... and love it!" He also tells a little story about his daughter and a blind date that is probably the best laugh of the whole conference! Look it up and smile. It only takes about ten or fifteen minutes of your day but it's so worth it.

I think the reason I loved his talk so much is that as you get older... (and I am sooooooooooo old now!) there are some things YOU JUST KNOW. And one of those things I know is that every person experiences disapointment in life, and days that are just awful. Brother Worthlin says that you can learn to laugh at yourself and that is huge for me. My precious daughters are always reminding me that I am too serious and it is so true. I've already written down this little nugget of wisdom to stick to the fridge: "the next time you are tempted to groan-- you might try to laugh instead!" Thank goodness for all the funny people in my life who are coaching me with their wit. This one is from Becky: "in our house, we keep it a little more loosey-goosey!" (and aren't we all glad for that, or else they wouldn't tolerate us all hanging out there all the time!). Well, if you watched Elder Wirthlin's talk, the next time you are driving in traffic and someone cuts you off... you won't be tempted to act as if they insulted your dog!