These two words have been going around in my head for a few months now. I have been thinking a lot about the meaning of these words and also about the meaning they have in my life. I'm not really the deep thinker type so this is all new to me.
The dictionary says that desire is a verb meaning to wish or long for; crave, or want. Well, there a lot of things I crave or want. But do my momentary desires trump my ultimate desire? Sometimes they do. I want to be skinny but sometimes my momentary desire has me wanting to eat a cupcake. I'm trying to figure out how to get past the momentary want and keep my eye on the ultimate desire.
Last general conference there was a talk given on this subject by Dallin H. Oaks. http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/desire?lang=eng&query=desireI think this talk has stuck with me more than any of the others. He was talking on a spiritual level which I get, but I have thought about what he said in all aspects of life from spiritual, to motherhood, to dieting, and most other areas of everyday life. He said"Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming."This quote really speaks to me lately. If I truly desire something then I have to make it a priority so I can make the choices to get me to my goal. I'm working on this in a few areas. I thought maybe if I wrote all this down it would help me sort it out in my mind. I don't think I'm there yet. I'll keep pondering it. Maybe someday it will all come together or maybe my thinking about it all the time will help me keep my priorities in order to make the right choices. hmmmm... It really is something to think about.
The other word is perspective. What a powerful word. There are a few definitions of this, a couple that I think apply to how I'm using it are; the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, or a mental view or prospect. It is amazing to me how a little change of perspective can make a huge difference. Whether you are too close to see the 'big picture' of something, or too far away to see the 'little details'. Sometimes a change of perspective is all you need to figure out the problems. I've been trying to remember to do that but sometimes I get stuck in rut and sometimes I choose to remain in my rut. If I try to look at situations from the perspective of my husband, or my kids, or whoever depending on the situation, I will usually change what I'm thinking, feeling, or saying. On a spiritual level I try to remind myself to look at things (this mostly applies to my self image) from an eternal perspective, and from my Heavenly Fathers perspective.
My daughter and I watched the movie Soul Surfer. It was a great movie with a great message and it talked a lot about our perspectives and how it will shape our actions and reactions. Maybe that is why I have been thinking about this so much.
A penny will hide the biggest star in the Universe if you hold it close enough to your eye. ~Samuel Grafton Wow, that kind of sums it all up now doesn't it!
Again, I am writing all this to try to sort it out in my own mind. I still don't think it is working and I don't think anything I have written has made sense except maybe to me. Or maybe not even to me. I can't really tell yet. Probably I should stop now before I confuse anyone or myself any further.
That's All
The dictionary says that desire is a verb meaning to wish or long for; crave, or want. Well, there a lot of things I crave or want. But do my momentary desires trump my ultimate desire? Sometimes they do. I want to be skinny but sometimes my momentary desire has me wanting to eat a cupcake. I'm trying to figure out how to get past the momentary want and keep my eye on the ultimate desire.
Last general conference there was a talk given on this subject by Dallin H. Oaks. http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/desire?lang=eng&query=desireI think this talk has stuck with me more than any of the others. He was talking on a spiritual level which I get, but I have thought about what he said in all aspects of life from spiritual, to motherhood, to dieting, and most other areas of everyday life. He said"Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming."This quote really speaks to me lately. If I truly desire something then I have to make it a priority so I can make the choices to get me to my goal. I'm working on this in a few areas. I thought maybe if I wrote all this down it would help me sort it out in my mind. I don't think I'm there yet. I'll keep pondering it. Maybe someday it will all come together or maybe my thinking about it all the time will help me keep my priorities in order to make the right choices. hmmmm... It really is something to think about.
The other word is perspective. What a powerful word. There are a few definitions of this, a couple that I think apply to how I'm using it are; the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, or a mental view or prospect. It is amazing to me how a little change of perspective can make a huge difference. Whether you are too close to see the 'big picture' of something, or too far away to see the 'little details'. Sometimes a change of perspective is all you need to figure out the problems. I've been trying to remember to do that but sometimes I get stuck in rut and sometimes I choose to remain in my rut. If I try to look at situations from the perspective of my husband, or my kids, or whoever depending on the situation, I will usually change what I'm thinking, feeling, or saying. On a spiritual level I try to remind myself to look at things (this mostly applies to my self image) from an eternal perspective, and from my Heavenly Fathers perspective.
My daughter and I watched the movie Soul Surfer. It was a great movie with a great message and it talked a lot about our perspectives and how it will shape our actions and reactions. Maybe that is why I have been thinking about this so much.
A penny will hide the biggest star in the Universe if you hold it close enough to your eye. ~Samuel Grafton Wow, that kind of sums it all up now doesn't it!
Again, I am writing all this to try to sort it out in my own mind. I still don't think it is working and I don't think anything I have written has made sense except maybe to me. Or maybe not even to me. I can't really tell yet. Probably I should stop now before I confuse anyone or myself any further.
That's All
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