It doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

I'm sure y'all are DYING to hear about my experience at the Eric Church concert, and I promise that will come for sure!!! I just had such an AWESOME weekend!!!!! and that includes church!! It was great!! One thing that I've come to realize, and am kinda starting to be ok with, is that I might not hold a job that makes a lot of money, or makes a huge difference in the world, but that most, if not all of my influence is going to be through the church, so I really need to focus on that..  I love this line for Elder Uchtdorf's "Forget Me Not's" talk. "Our journey towards perfection is long, but we can find wonder and delight in even the tiniest steps in that journey." And though yes, I'm 26 with no degree nor am I married, I am trying to find delight in the small steps that I am making in my life. So right now my life consists of this; going to work, church, church activities, and concerts.. ha ha I LOVE IT!!!!!! But I need more, so I've decided to set goals each month for 4 aspects of my life: temporal, spiritual, physical, and mental...  It was something that I felt I could do each month that, if prayed about and led by the spirit, would help me grow as a  person.  So yesterday at church I thought of the ones I'd like to do for May and here they are!

Spiritual: study my scriptures with real purpose 4x a week

Physical: exercise 3x a week

Emotional: Do 1 craft a week 

Mental: cook one meal a week

I know that these might sound dumb to some people or things that I should obviously be doing, but I know myself well enough to know that I suck at setting goals and actually sticking to them..  So my first craft I'm gonna do is make a poster or card of all my goals for this month, and I'm gonna hang it next to my calendar because it's something I look at every day when I write how much money I made for the day.  I'm pretty stoked and feel real good about this..I've been reading Elder Uchtdorf talk, "Forget Me Nots," and he says some amazing things in there.  " Never stop striving for the best that is within you. Never stop hoping for all of the righteous desires of your heart. But don’t close your eyes and hearts to the simple and elegant beauties of each day’s ordinary moments that make up a rich, well-lived life." "The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments. They are the ones who, thread by daily thread, weave a tapestry of gratitude and wonder throughout their lives. These are they who are truly happy."  
 I'm just realizing that I have to create the greatness in my life, it's not just gonna come to me, that I want to be that truly happy person because of the small, simple things in my life, because I'm living in today, instead of the what if's of tomorrow.  So in the eyes of the world, I might not be saving lives, or making a huge difference, but in the eyes of my Heavenly Father and His children, I'm going to be exactly what He needs me to be; His hands...What that's going to mean for me, I'm not sure, but what greater accomplishment in life can there be..... :)

Love Y'all
Lil' Miss Lolo <3
(Livin' life & lovin' it, from the South)