Lesson 2
Stepping Stones and Stars
I've always had goals throughout my life, sometimes I write them down, sometimes I don't. Taking time to think about my life goals and reflecting on how I want to be remembered helped me to put those thoughts down on "paper" and organize them more than I can just having them in my head. I didn't come up with anything new or different, which didn't really surprise me. What surprised me the most is how plain and simple my goals are and they are exactly as I would like them. As I thought about what goals I would have written if I was 20 or 30 years old instead of in my 50's as well as the stepping stones to get to them, I realized how many course changes have happened over the past 30 years. I wouldn't have been able to guess what changes would happen nor the direction they have taken my life.
On Monday my husband and I listened to the devotional address that Elder and Sister Uchtdorf gave to the YSA's of the church. As I've gone through this lesson I keep having the image that Elder Uchtdorf shared of the collection of "dots" that make up our lives. As we are going through life those dots don't seem to make much of a picture. But as we move further through life and look back, we an start to see a picture of our life more clearly. I feel that I'm starting to see the picture of my life more clearly, although I know there are a lot more "dots" that will continue to make up my life.
In thinking about the message of Randy Pausch, I was impressed by how many of his childhood dreams he was able to fulfill. It made me think of my childhood dreams, and my memory is definitely not as sharp as his in remembering what some of my dreams were! I think he was able to accomplish so many of his dreams because of his tenacity and connections.
One of my dreams was to marry someone tall, dark and handsome (like most little girls) and someone like my dad. I don't know that I could have explained what it was exactly about my dad that I was looking for in a future husband, but I knew that I wanted someone like him. I did fulfill my dream! I married someone tall, dark (medium dark), and handsome and in so many ways like my dad. What are those traits? Hard working, gentle, strong testimony, devoted to family, full of integrity, willing to serve in any capacity, humble, and a great sense of humor.
I've always had goals throughout my life, sometimes I write them down, sometimes I don't. Taking time to think about my life goals and reflecting on how I want to be remembered helped me to put those thoughts down on "paper" and organize them more than I can just having them in my head. I didn't come up with anything new or different, which didn't really surprise me. What surprised me the most is how plain and simple my goals are and they are exactly as I would like them. As I thought about what goals I would have written if I was 20 or 30 years old instead of in my 50's as well as the stepping stones to get to them, I realized how many course changes have happened over the past 30 years. I wouldn't have been able to guess what changes would happen nor the direction they have taken my life.
On Monday my husband and I listened to the devotional address that Elder and Sister Uchtdorf gave to the YSA's of the church. As I've gone through this lesson I keep having the image that Elder Uchtdorf shared of the collection of "dots" that make up our lives. As we are going through life those dots don't seem to make much of a picture. But as we move further through life and look back, we an start to see a picture of our life more clearly. I feel that I'm starting to see the picture of my life more clearly, although I know there are a lot more "dots" that will continue to make up my life.
In thinking about the message of Randy Pausch, I was impressed by how many of his childhood dreams he was able to fulfill. It made me think of my childhood dreams, and my memory is definitely not as sharp as his in remembering what some of my dreams were! I think he was able to accomplish so many of his dreams because of his tenacity and connections.
One of my dreams was to marry someone tall, dark and handsome (like most little girls) and someone like my dad. I don't know that I could have explained what it was exactly about my dad that I was looking for in a future husband, but I knew that I wanted someone like him. I did fulfill my dream! I married someone tall, dark (medium dark), and handsome and in so many ways like my dad. What are those traits? Hard working, gentle, strong testimony, devoted to family, full of integrity, willing to serve in any capacity, humble, and a great sense of humor.
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