Lyssa's inspirational thoughts for the day!

  In the classic children’s novel “Peter Pan”, Peter visits London and meets Wendy Darling and her brothers. Peter invites them to come back to Neverland with him. It’s the second star to the right and straight on till morning.  ⭐️  It’s a place filled with wonder, adventure, pirates, mermaids, and a place where one does not have to grow up. So many times in my life, I have wanted to go with Peter to Neverland. Me going there, would mean that I wouldn’t have to make scary decisions, I could forget my responsibilities, I could play all day, stay in my dreams, and I would never have to grow up! Sounds wonderful right? I wouldn’t have to leave home, which is my comfortable and safe spot, and I’d be young forever! Sign me up!  🙋🏻‍♀️ In my life as of late, growing up sounds quite terrifying.  😱  I’ve waited my whole life to, and now that it’s here, I don’t know what to do. But being comfortable won’t help us grow. There’s a quote that says “There’s no growth in comfort and there’s no com

 Where’s my golden ticket?  Sooo often in my life, I find myself becoming caught up in the next big that I’m expecting is supposed to happen.  When I was younger, I just wanted to be old enough to go to mutual, drive, graduate high school, and be more independent. When I got to the more independent phase, and in college, I just wanted to graduate & move on. When I graduated, I wanted the dream job, the family, and the list goes on and on and on.  I FORGET to slow down and enjoy my personal journey. 😔 It’s almost like, that we as a society, have conditioned ourselves to live like that. Waiting on the next thing in our life to make us feel fulfilled and happy. Finding our metaphorical golden ticket. I’m not going to do it anymore and I don’t think you want to either. Elder Dieter F. Utchdorf told a story in his talk “forget me not”, about Charlie and the chocolate factory. He said “In this classic children’s story, people all over the world desperately yearn to find a golden ticket.

  Life is hard.  😳  Ug.. Trials are one thing we can rely on in life. Great.  🙄  haha We know we are going to have to pass through hard things. There are times where it’s been quite difficult, especially as of late. I’m trying to find out what my next step is. I find myself down-trodden, sad, and all sorts of confused.  😣  Why is nothing working out? Why the heck am I the permanent struggle bus?  😂  Anyone been there or is there currently? I don’t know about you, but there are times my life when I feel disconnected from God. I am trying to do what is right, but I am getting nowhere. I’m getting nothing. I desperately need an answer, but it’s just not coming.. at least in the way I think it should. So, I pray to Heavenly Father, I tell Him what is on my mind and in my heart. I tell Him my frustrations, my fears, and LOTS of tears & tissues later, I emerge feeling better.  😌  More at peace with my current circumstances. I’m then reminded that I need God in my life. I want Him in

Complacency starts with the little things we stop doing on a daily basis. Whether it’s spiritual things or goals we have. We get stuck! For some, we stop reading our scriptures. We stop getting down on our knees to pray. We tell ourselves that “eh, it’s fine. It’s just one day. It won’t hurt anything.” Or “it’s not like I’m going inactive.” As of late, I have felt myself becoming slightly complacent in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I’ve fallen into one of satan’s traps. It’s not something I’ve done on purpose, it just hasn’t been my top priority. I have felt a big difference in my life without the daily “bread” and “water” that Christ so freely offers me. I have felt empty, a little sad, and I find myself being trodden down with thoughts of inadequacy by Satan. I miss teaching seminary. I miss my students and the opportunity I had every single day to bear my testimony. It seems comparable to a mission. When you get home you feel a little lost.. not sure where to go or what to do.