Gratitude Journal: Day 15

I am a worrier. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always worried in my daily life.  My inner peace was messy.  I realized later in life, it was anxiety. Not bad anxiety, but always there.  

When I met Bo, he helped me a lot.  He’s so calm and patient, and I learned from him how to relax and enjoy life more. As I’ve depended on the Lord through trials, I’ve come to learn more and more how to have true peace.

 Feeling at peace in my heart brings me unexplainable joy.  The definition of joy for me is feeling at peace. I wake up with this joy, and it carries me through the day.  I’ve especially realized that this year.

At the beginning of the pandemic, as I woke up morning after morning and remembered what was creeping into our lives, I had moments of fear.  But, the peace and joy I have learned to keep in my heart never faded. 

Today I #givethanks for the constant joy I feel through the good, the bad, and the ugly. 

Morning of December 5th:

After posting that last night, I came across this quote that has been fulfilled over the past few months, and I just wanted to record it.

President Nelson gave this quote in last April’s conference.  I promise that to all those who are willing to “hear Him”—hear Jesus Christ—and obey His commandments “will be blessed with additional power to deal with temptation, struggles, and weakness” and that our capacity to feel joy will increase, even during the increasing current turbulence.