Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Truly inspired....
This morning I was able to feed the baby early and get out for a run.
I have missed my early morning runs.
There is something truly wonderful and peaceful about getting out in the quiet of the cool morning. No kids... little traffic... no music.... no distractions. I do some of my best praying during these times and often receive thoughts and impressions from the Lord. Nothing beats it.
I have a few new recently inspired goals:
1. To BE STILL so that I can hear the promptings of the Holy Ghost more clearly (which is why I didn't listen to music on my brand new ipod while running this morning). I read a conference talk yesterday that emphasized the importance of detaching ourselves from media/technology and meditating, thus making it easier to hear the Holy Ghost, more often.
2. To write down thought/impressions/goals/feeling so that I am accountable for them and far more likely to follow them/remember them in the future. This advise came from a 18 year old girl who taught the Relief Society lesson on Sunday. She is obviously mature beyond her years and a great example to me.
I'm grateful for a Heavenly Father who loves me and places people in my life to truly inspire and challenge me to be more Christlike.
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5 comments:
nice post. i agree completely. sometimes i turn off the radio in the car just to have some quiet thinking time. thanks for the reminder :)
Great thoughts! I usually run with a partner and last night ran on my own and did some serious praying while running.......just what i needed. I find I am becoming addicting to this wonderful source of quiet reflection!
Wonderful goals! I need to try them. I think about going without music sometimes, for the simple fact that I am never alone with my thoughts any other time of the day. But then I think that my music pushes me harder. Still need to try it!
It is so so HARD to do those simple things day in and day out when you're trying to just keep everyone fed and loved! You inspire me to try again, Mel. Thank you.
Me, too! I love it when we can accomplish more than one thing while running. Sometimes when I just treadmill I read the Ensign/New Era.
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