Valuing Progress Over Perfection
Perfect. Flawless. Filter. Top-of-the-line. Best. Unbeatable. Model. We live in a world where these descriptors seem to be the goal and anything less is unacceptable.
Perfect. Flawless. Filter. Top-of-the-line. Best. Unbeatable. Model. We live in a world where these descriptors seem to be the goal and anything less is unacceptable.
So much of what face in life can be more easily handled by choosing a positive attitude. We can be happy through the good times AND the bad simply by keeping an eternal perspective on life. At the same time, we recognize that "happy" might look different from one person to the next.
Unfortunately, it's no longer a matter of "if" our children will be exposed to pornography, it's become a matter of "when".
What does it take for us to SEE God's hand in our life? A miracle? A physical gift? An answer however and whenever we want it?
Every member of the LGBTQ+ community has a story and, to fully understand what another person is going though, we must be willing to first hear their side of the story.
Today is the perfect day to make someone's day a little bit brighter. "Why?" you ask. It's National Cheer Up the Lonely Day!
We all make mistakes. Actually, we all make lots of mistakes. Why? Because we're humans. We're mortals. We are imperfect beings left to make thousands of decisions on a daily basis.
Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. More and more members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are beginning to take off their masks and "come out of the closet" as dual members of the LGBTQ+ community.
In a world full of filters and edits and openly-shared opinions, it's hard to remember that who we are...is good enough.