Lyssa's inspirational thoughts for the day!

Hello there! Thanks for reading ☺️  My mind got wandering back to the last 10 years of my life. So many things have happened, so many experiences have been lived through, and so many life lessons learned.  I have often wondered if I would have been the same person that I am today, if the things I really wanted to happen, when I wanted them to happen had happened. But then my mind came back to today, to the present, right here right now, to this very moment. I look back on my earthly sojourn and couldn’t help but feel so much love and gratitude that things happened the way they were supposed to. The way God planned them to happen all along. That His plan for me was always the better of the deal. There have been countless people I have met along the way that have literally changed my life. Countless relationships that were formed with amazing individuals, at the exact moment we needed them. I honestly don’t know if I would’ve been able to meet all of them earlier than when I met...

I was having a conversation with a friend recently, and they felt exactly this; That because of the varying cultural beliefs that most all of us  possess, and grew up in, that when you did something that is considered “wrong” you felt loads of guilt and you felt like you had failed in life. You might have felt like you were the worst person in the world and that you don’t ever deserve happiness or good things… This made me so sad!  Has anyone ever felt like how my friend felt? My friends, I’m here to tell you that no matter what you have done or will do, God’s love for you in ALWAYS there. He is always rooting for you and cheering you on. He loves you so much and that will never change. NO MATTER WHAT. We are all going to make mistakes. We’re all going to do things we regret. Heck, we might even do stupid things along the way, actually I know we will. 😂 No matter what we choose and what choice we make, there will be consequences. Whether good or bad, positive or negative. But...

 Frodo: I can't do this, Sam. Sam: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here.  But we are.  It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness, and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end, because how could the end be happy?  How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass.  A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it'll shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something.  Even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn't.  They kept going.  Because they were holding on to something. Frodo: What are we holding on to, Sam? Sam: That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo...and it's worth fig...

Growing up, I knew my grandma loved my grandpa. But I never knew how much they loved each other until after he passed. Don’t get me wrong, I knew she loved him and he her. But when their 60th wedding anniversary came around a couple days ago, just 2 months after his passing, I found myself in tears because of how much she missed him. Because of how much I missed him. 🥺 My grandma and I have really been able to bond over these last year and a half. We’ve gotten to know each other as adults and our bond of grandmother and granddaughter has evolved so much. She’s one of my best friends. 💕🥺 Serving her and my grandpa the last year and a half have been such a joy. I’ve really been able to watch first hand, what true blue deep love looks like.  Everyone deals with loss differently. There isn’t a right way to deal with losing someone that you loved so much. It takes time, and even then you are never the same person. Hearing my grandma talk about my grandpa, warms my heart. He was an am...

 New post! 👇🏻 As I was driving up the canyon to yet another job interview, my thoughts went to waiting on the Lord. My mind was overcome with this thought that I want to share with all of you.  Joseph Smith was in Liberty jail for a long time. (Approx 5 months) It wasn’t because of his disobedience, Joseph had done nothing wrong. To me, God had something prepared for Joseph. Something big- a great work for him to accomplish. Just like God has things prepared for you and I. The Lord needed him to grow. He needed him to learn something only this experience would afford him. It was hard & the conditions were brutal. Just like in our own lives when the Lord has us waiting, it’s not because we’re not doing what we’re supposed to, or that we’re not keeping His commandments, or maybe it is. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It might be, because He needs us to grow and become better or it might be through these very specific trials. Trials that provide us with individual and unique opportunities for grow...

  Many of us live our lives with a specific destination in mind. Every day we work towards that goal and try to be better each day. Some days we might feel like we’re on top of the world, other days we will struggle- A LOT.  It’s hard to have a destination in mind when you’ve forgotten your purpose and why you’re here. It’s easy to forget who you are and Who’s you are. It’s easy to become distracted and lose sight of what you’re working towards. It’s easy to be tempted with the allure, bright lights, and the so called promises that will lead towards your so called “happiness”. We only have one life my friends. We don’t get another shot at it. THIS IS IT!  👊🏻  The choices we make today will have consequences, either good or bad. So what are you doing with your life?  Questions to ponder: How are you spending your time? What choices am I making? What is my goal? Do you feel like you have a propose? If not, what are you doing so that you can feel like you have a ...

Why is it that one day you’re feeling fine and loving the skin you’re in and the next day you’re nit picking and seeing ALL your faults? 😩 Why are we so hard on ourselves? Why do we nit pick our entire bodies? Why, when we see a picture of ourselves, do we point out all the negative things we see? “My stomach is sticking out”, “oh my gosh, my cheeks are so chubby and my double chin looks awful”, and “goodness did anyone wanna tell me how white my legs were?” And on and on we go.. I am always left feeling so discouraged and down in the dumps when I nit pick my body. 😣  Then the next couple days, I am critiquing everything I eat, what I’m doing and not doing, and honestly I’m miserable. ☹️ Why do we put ourselves through this toxic pattern and use such toxic language? Why do we compare ourselves to everyone else, when we really should be grateful for our own bodies? When we really should practice more positive self talk and be kind. 🥺 Friends, join me in trying to be better at thi...