Don't quit.

Well I had planned to go to the temple today and I was so excited. Until I called to make a reservation, the 10 and 12 sessions were both full.  My friends that I was going to go with couldn't leave at 545 and I did not trust myself in being able to stay awake.  So, I had to cancel our temple trip.  Very sad. I was so looking forward to it. So now I have a day at home that I hadn't planned on.

Yesterday I went into work early so I could come home early and go for a run, which I wasn't going to have time to do today, cause I was supposed to be at the temple.  Anyway it was brutal.  I usually don't run 2 days in a row and now I know why.  I was slow and I felt terrible! But, the thought that kept going through my head was, "I haven't quit on any of my runs yet, and I am not going to have today be the first." It reminds me of one of the talks by a general authority, who said something like you've made it this far, just keep going.  I feel like that sometimes. When things get hard and you feel like crap and your progress is so....slow.... why not give up and just walk? My running at that point is probably as slow as walking anyway, but the point is there is a lot of pride and discipline that go into "just keep on going." Who cares how slow it is? You finished! Who cares how pathetic you look or feel? You are awesome! You are a child of God and you can make it! And when I do, I pat myself on the back, and say "See you could do it all long! Good job!" 

We beat ourselves up so much, I am pretty sure that is not how Heavenly Father wants us to see ourselves.  He wants us to know our strengths, He wants us to know how much "we rock!" We are Gods in training for pete's sake! Sometimes we just need to buck up and recognize all that we can do and push through whatever limitations we think we have. And if we are willing to do that, He is right there beside us cheering for us, and probably throwing in some extra energy and a little push here and there!