Does anyone else have issues trying to figure out what needs to be prioritized in their lives?
I really am struggling with this one. Here, for example, I spent the last four months of my life living and stressing and breathing Beauty and the Beast, and now it's over.
And what do I have to show for my last four months of work? A weed-ridden yard, a trashed house, a neurotic dog who can't get enough attention, and a suddenly-clingy one-year-old (true story, I almost typed two-year-old...apparently I can't even keep track of how old my child is!).
Yet, at the time, I felt like it was important to put Beauty and the Beast as a priority. And I still don't feel bad about it, but this morning, as I was out attempting to weed the area of our front yard that we optomistically call a lawn, I was wondering--was it worth it to neglect so many other areas of my life in order to help put on a play that most people will enjoy for a week or two?
Again, I'm not looking for validation or fishing for compliments--I guess I've just really been pondering Elder Oak's conference talk from a while ago: Good, Better, Best (go check it out if you don't remember it--it's amazing), and I hope that I'm focusing on the best things in life.
If not, I guess that's what the Atonement is for, isn't it?
I really am struggling with this one. Here, for example, I spent the last four months of my life living and stressing and breathing Beauty and the Beast, and now it's over.
And what do I have to show for my last four months of work? A weed-ridden yard, a trashed house, a neurotic dog who can't get enough attention, and a suddenly-clingy one-year-old (true story, I almost typed two-year-old...apparently I can't even keep track of how old my child is!).
Yet, at the time, I felt like it was important to put Beauty and the Beast as a priority. And I still don't feel bad about it, but this morning, as I was out attempting to weed the area of our front yard that we optomistically call a lawn, I was wondering--was it worth it to neglect so many other areas of my life in order to help put on a play that most people will enjoy for a week or two?
Again, I'm not looking for validation or fishing for compliments--I guess I've just really been pondering Elder Oak's conference talk from a while ago: Good, Better, Best (go check it out if you don't remember it--it's amazing), and I hope that I'm focusing on the best things in life.
If not, I guess that's what the Atonement is for, isn't it?
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