Well, week one in the EQ presidency has been pretty good so far. I haven't been released from my old calling, (sacrament coordinator) mostly because we're the ones that are supposed to find a replacement for me.. and we haven't done it yet. But I don't mind so much. We did have a couple meetings this week, first with the bishop, and then with the old EQ presidency. Both were really good meetings.
:O so I can't believe I've never written about my theory of practicing on here. At least, if I have I don't know where it is and it hasn't been for the last month or so. Anyways, so I've discovered that "practicing" things is so much easier to do than "doing" things. For example, if I practice doing my home-teaching or making the phone calls etc. then it becomes so much easier to do. I don't know why that is or would be. Just kidding, I know exactly why that is. First (although there is no second), if I'm practicing something, like calling people, then I CAN'T fail. Think about it. If you practice the guitar, can you fail.. or just get better? If you practice free-throws can you fail, or just get more consistent? Do you see the paradigm shift? So now I practice EVERYTHING, well, not everything, I already eat pretty well, and can tie my shoes without thinking about it, BUT I practice the things that are hard for me.... like talking to people or calling people... I practice not giving in to things I shouldn't give in to (including eating out and drinking caffeine) I practice caring about people and thinking about people and reading my scriptures in the morning and going to bed at a reasonable hour at night and on and on and on. My challenge to each of you is to take this week and practice something, something you've wanted to learn how to do but can't MAKE yourself do. And let us all know how it goes, what you worked on, how it felt to practice vs. doing. I think you'll find some incredible insights to things you've maybe been afraid of trying. I know I did. But don't take my word for it. ba dun dun!
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I shared your 'practice theory" with my visiting teachers today and they both really liked it. So do I. Knowing what we know about this life that really is what we're here for - practicing Godhood. I might make a good poem. Missed you at dinner tonight (among others) Have a good week.
I think that practicing might be exactly what i need to get my butt (and the rest of me) in shape and lose some weight. If i just practice exercising and practice not drinking soda (as i guzzle down my mountain dew) then it doesn't really seem so bad. Practice i can do. Thanks for the thought this week. It was exactly what i needed to hear. =)
AND it works! Success story: I went to FHE last night and practiced meeting 7 new people (Scott, Julie, Max, Katrina, Laura, Kelly and Tiffany) and then I practiced asking a girl to dance, cuz they were teaching us how to country dance, like the cha cha and country swing. Imagine. :) ungiers
I practice a lot on account that I don't master many things. I liked the idea.
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