Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Evaluating.

Do you ever sit back and evaluate your life?

Are there things you would like to do and aren't?.....then let me ask you what is holding you back?

Is it fear?
Is it the chance that it may be wrong?

I am wondering today why I always am questioning myself and continually wondering if I did the right thing? But for some reason the thought just came in to my mind that if I did my best then that is ENOUGH.

But yet there is still that little nagging voice in my head telling me I should have...I could have....

I know I am NOT a perfect person. I will go through out my life making mistakes, accidentally offending people, doing or saying the wrong thing....I am human.

That being said I believe I am a soul within a body and that is what makes me human.

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”
- Teilhard de Chardin

These experiences are hard. They try us. They are meant to do so. How would we progress without the things in our lives that makes us question who we are and what we believe in?

Strength is formed when opposition is brought to pass.

So today I look at my life- not what I had planned, but with a knowledge that my Heavenly Father knew me, he knew the things I would be able to handle.

Maybe even I agreed to take on these things in the premortal existence? maybe because I knew that with opposition great things would come to pass.

Life is hard but can be wonderful. I am learning that through expressing my gratitude to my Heavenly father I am more capable to see light through the difficult things in my life.

As I face a new stage in my life, I have been facing each day wondering when things are going to get easier?.....when will I be happier? but today I have realized that each new experience that I have that is different from my old life will be difficult- But hey I can handle it right?

One of my struggles right now is knowing that people are talking.

Baugh! It makes me so angry and sad!

How can people say things when they have no idea about what really went on? How can you judge another person based on their age or marital status? or based on their family background?

I know that the Lord knows my heart. He knows who I am and how I did. He also knows the truth, he knows how hard I tried.

Those people will probably continue to talk, they will probably continue to say things that will hurt my heart. But I will try to put on my armour and know that I have a wonderful relationship with my Heavenly Father and that his opinion is the one that counts.


I wish you a wonderful day! May you come to know your soul a little bit better today.

All my Love,

Kara

3 comments:

cetches said...

I am here for you! for reals! I'm glad we're friends! :)

Kelli Olsen said...

all those people who "talk" find it much easier to judge others then to truly look at themselves and acknowlege their own imperfections. Sad, really, because we all have them. I think your fabulous! You have always been a sweet and generous person. And your right, being grateful helps us see past the bad, and see the blessings!

Lindsay Bateman said...

hey kara!! just stopping by to say how i have been thinking about you! you spoke so many beautiful things in this post, and i know things can be so hard. PEOPLE can be so hard. Always judging, pointing fingers and wanting to look down. Really, in the end we are all human and unfortunately they are probably living in such fear that they are unable to actually see it for what it is. So much easier to cover it up by pushing it on other people. It is often those individuals who are in great need of healing and compassion...YOU are amazing, and I just admire everything about you. Your perseverance, your strength, your acknowledgement of so many things and NOT letting anything negative define you. You are so inspiring girl! I don't know if I ever mentioned this book to you before...it is called "Broken Open-How difficult times help us grow" by Elizabeth Lesser. FABULOUS read, it is all about how we rise up as individuals and how we are all the same, all "bozo's on the bus"...it is SO good. Anyway, love you girl....take care and i am here for you always and always!