when i blog it's always about sparkly, jolly, heartfelt, merry, and cheerful things. i think my blog is a place where i can be that optimistic person. i can step away from my troubles and stress in my life. my blog is my happy place. i'm definitely not putting on any front because my life is pretty darn good. but i'm not perfect; no one is. my life is extremely stressful right now with school and trying to figure out where i want to go to college and what i want to do with my life. trying to get straight a's is ridiculously hard for me. silly, i know, but prom is this weekend and it's stressing me out also. trying to progress in ballet and get really good on point. trying to get to dance every week. progressing in piano and practicing everyday. getting up for early morning seminary and being there on time. getting to mutual and do my calling as first counselor in the laurels presidency. with my family opening a store in Tucson not only is that stressing my parents out but me and my sisters too. wanting to be a great sister and be a good example to my sisters. i'm a total people pleaser so i'm trying to please my dance teacher, piano teacher, school teachers, friends, seminary teacher, church leaders, and especially my parents. i worry a lot too. there's so much pressure to try and do and be your best. today in seminary we learned that our best is good enough and that if we always keep trying it's good enough. i know that every teenagers life is crazy, but you really do just have to take a step back sometimes and just tell yourself your doing a good job and when you mess up to try again the next day. sometimes the things i put on my own blog are inspiration to myself to do exactly that. i'm grateful for my friends and family that keep me going. (:
Dear Maddy,
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say? Your life isnt suppose to be so stressful I wish I could take some of the pressure off of you. You of course have to do that yourself Maybe stop some of your extra activities for a while till you get out of school or till a later day I Love you so much and think of my little maddie that I used to lye with at night till you went to sleep tickling your back or arms. I miss you Love Grandma
Hi Mads,
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've been sruck down with the family curse... we all have to learn that there is no possible way to please all of the people all of the time. You can't be everything to everybody... you just end up failing, missing the priorities, and unhappy... which is not God's desire for us. Just be true to yourself, and listen for the promptings... you will find out that some things just aren't as important as you first thought. And the love in your heart will always shine through. I'm still learning too, it's hard to fight your own nature. But I pray that you will settle into a peaceful lifestyle sooner than I. If you haven't seen this quote... "I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time."
Herbert Bayard Swope
US editor & journalist (1882 - 1958)
God bless you, honey! "We love you to the moon & back!"
Love, Uncle can't stop giving advise...hahaha