Bad Language, Good Read

The book “The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F***” is intended for people like me who grew up expecting our lives to be one way only to have the floors pulled out from under us when God pulls us into a completely different direction.

As I was thinking about this, Matthew 10:39 came into my mind:

28 And ^afear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather ^bfear him which is able to ^cdestroy both ^dsoul and body in ^ehell.

29 Are not two ^asparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

30 But the very ^ahairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more ^avalue than many ^bsparrows.

32 Whosoever therefore shall ^aconfess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

33 But whosoever shall ^adeny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

34 Think not that I am come to send ^apeace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

36 And a man’s ^afoes shall be they of his own ^bhousehold.

37 He that ^aloveth father or mother ^bmore than me is not worthy of me: and he that ^cloveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

38 And he that taketh not his ^across, and followeth after me, is not ^bworthy of me.

39 ^aHe that findeth his life shall ^blose it: and he that ^closeth his ^dlife for my sake shall find it.

40 ¶ He that ^areceiveth you ^breceiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

41 He that ^areceiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s ^breward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the ^aname of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise ^blose his reward.

The reason is that we are given a limited amount of time in mortality to figure out what we want to focus our lives on and what to ignore.

The Lord gives us that answer by losing ourselves and getting out of our own heads and seeking His will in order for us to be ready to meet and dwell with God.

Pyrite

I grew up with parents who loved hiking, so I saw a lot of mountains, trails, a few rattlesnakes and rocks.  I saw a lot of rocks.  As with most inquisitive young minds, I was obsessed with collecting them.

I had a memory/dream the other day about the first time I encountered pyrite out on the trail.  There was an area loaded with it all over the ground and I thought we had struck gold.  “We’re rich!  We’re rich!” I exclaimed.

My parents gave a chuckle and said that’s not how you find gold, so this was likely fake.

After some research, we found out about Pyrite.  Pyrite is also known on the trail as “fool’s gold”.  It’s a natural occurring substance in rocks, however it has no value as an iron.  We were visiting a shop in Apache Junction and my parents bought this little exhibit for me.  Yes, I still have it to this day, I still love rocks and what you can learn from them.

The goal of the dream I had is this:  so many people are out in the world pursuing the “golden calf”, what they don’t realize is what they see others have and try to get themselves is actually a “Pyrite Calf”.  

So many spend time (me included) looking beautifully decorated homes with every luxury under the sun, or pursuing that special sports car, etc.  Some goals are good and worthwhile, however if your pursuits include bragging rights, you will find yourself collecting pyrite, not true gold.  Gold if found in relationships and memories, not objects.

Update 3 July 2020

Today was a great day!  Very productive!

I had made my first appointment for Deseret Industries - which was a little stressful as I wasn’t sure what changes to expect.

I went home and felt so energized from that, I took out a bunch of cardboard recycling.

Now the entryway looks a little empty, but great!

I got a load of laundry and a load of dishes done while taking a nap.

No pictures yet, there is still a lot to do, but it’s a start!

The New-To-Me App I’m Loving

It started with a Google search to find out how to split up all the channels I’m subscribed to according basic subject matter.

There are days when I’m not interested in seeing the latest news on President Trump or COVID-19.

There are days when I’m not interested in hearing about the beauty guru’s (Jeffree Star, James Charles, Tati Westbrook).

I wanted a way to separate the YouTube channels I subscribe to so that when I want to watch LDS videos, I can click on a button and all I see are the LDS channels I subscribe to.  The same with Writing, Self Help, Finance and others.

I found out about a Chrome and Firefox extension called Pocket Tube that allows you to do that, and upon doing more searching, found out they also have an iOS app.

Here is what I have so far, the numbers on the right are unmatched videos.

When I want to split out the channels I have so far in this app, this is what it looks like.  For example, this is the screen when I check the Writing folder on top.

Now I need to add a folder for the Harry Potter channels I enjoy watching.  :-)

Lord, I Believe

We are in a time of great turbulence.  Wars, rumors of wars, plagues, famines (both physical & spiritual).

If God our Heavenly Father hasn’t brought each of us to our knees to Him, what more will it take?

Yes, Lord, I Believe.

Please help thou OUR unbelief.

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Transfer Tuesday

Tithing & Fast Offering:  undisclosed 

Base savings:  $46.00 & $48.00

Home Improvement:  $50.00

VISA:  $500.00

Somehow I got a second wind and got 2 loads of laundry and 1 load of dishes run,  brought up a couple items from my last Costco haul and switched out the empty water container for a full one.  

Progress!