Another week, but with new goals!

So I was thinking this morning: You know how you have those days, where you weren't your best, where you relied upon others to help you do what you know you are capable of doing. Well that was my week. I still did some things all on my own, but I didn't rely heavily upon my own talents and capabilities. So I was thinking about it, wondering why I am not accomplishing my tasks and responsibilities up to my own expectations. Why, am I always falling short, and allowing myself to fall short?

The Answer: Well in its simplicity, it is because I have allowed myself to ignore them. Think about this, You are having one of those days, you are tired, you do not want to do anything, you are overwhelmed with every aspect of your life. You are not feeling up to task. You freeze. Instead of fighting the emotions, you freeze, you become stagnant, you ignore the prodding thoughts in your head telling you that you are better than what you are doing right at that moment. So you push a little bit, you accomplish some things, but not in the manner or time that you normally would. You are moving in slow motion. Instead of digging deep and realizing that you have exactly all that you need right at your finger tips, you make excuses.

And in the long run, well those talents, and capabilities become lost in the stagnant procession which is now becoming your life. You have just become PAR FOR THE COURSE. You look at others around you and think, "I wish I could do that." or "I wish I could have that creativity."

Well I am here to tell myself and you, the reader, that YOU CAN AND YOU DO!

Make goals, and start trusting yourself. I am realizing today, that I don't accomplish what I want, because I don't believe I can. I have slackened my own expectations, and have lost my view on my own potential. What makes us all unique and amazing is that we are capable of doing what ever we want. We can achieve goals, we can accomplish those dreams. WE JUST SELL OURSELVES SHORT.

To give an example. In the church I have the calling of leading the music in Primary. This is a challenge that I love and welcomed. When I began, I knew that the schooling and training that I had, and the talents I possessed were going to help me accomplish this calling to the best of my ability. Well it was going great, then I started slacking. I stopped exercising. I stopped eating right, and if you do not think food affects your mood, well think again! Food can honestly put you into a depression, or enhance those baby blues. Anyway, after stopping all the good things in my life, I found that I was lacking the ability to fulfill my calling. I was doing fine, but not the standard I set for myself. I wasn't meeting my goals. I depended upon other people's ideas and hard work to pull me through, and I ended up frustrated, and not just within my calling.

So this morning I was thinking about what I needed to do differently. I was looking on different blogs for ideas, and thank goodness for one blogger who slapped it right in my face. She essentially wrote that she loved sharing ideas and helping others, but challenged each of her readers to dig inside themselves and use their own talents to fulfill their calling. THANK YOU!!

It was exactly what I needed to read and hear. The light bulb switched on, and there was my AH-HA moment. I am capable of coming up with my own ideas, of tailoring other ideas to meet my talents and the needs of the children I was teaching. I have training, and knowledge. Leading music to children, and teaching children is not something new to me. It is was I have been doing since I started babysitting at the age of twelve. I have gifts and talents that Heavenly Father has blessed me with. Those talents, and gifts which are unique to me are just what these children need right now. I have something to offer, yet I also have something to learn. But this goes beyond my calling as a music leader. It goes into my life.

I can accomplish the clean house. I can accomplish the organization. I am capable and gifted at it. I can accomplish my goals in weight loss and eating right. I have proven that by already losing 23 pounds.

So my challenge reader: STOP SELLING YOURSELF SHORT! You have amazing gifts and talents that we need to see! And you need to realize that you are worth it! YOU ARE AMAZING!