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| Cool spider web above tulips |
 Have you ever felt like you were trapped in a web? I have! A web of confusion. The world and all its many voices telling me do this, or buy this, or you won't be happy. It is everywhere, on TV, radio, billboards, magazines and especially the movies. What the ideal person looks like, thinks about, is portrayed so differently than what really is. I remember a talk years ago about what is real. I learned over the years I had to escape from all the phony messages that had been bombarding me. They always made me less than ideal, because I just couldn't do, and be, all they expected. Instead I chose to focus on what was really real. Why am I here on earth? What is my purpose? What brings me lasting joy not temporary happiness? I put an imaginary field of energy around me each day to protect me from the outside influences. Then I focused on that day only, and would try to become the best I could be. I found that joy was almost always present even in the littlest things. I wouldn't let worries of tomorrow or future events creep into my mind. It took concentrated effort but it worked.
My home didn't need to look like it came out of a magazine, it was a training ground to bring up good, responsible children. I didn't need to look like the model of the year, I had an inner knowing that reminded me I was important and that through small and simple things, all would work out for good. By saying my prayers, and reading a few verses in t
he scriptures each day, I could feel peace from within and keep the worldly influences out.
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| Happy Children Elizabeth & Emily |
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