I've been secretly having a rough time this last month and a half. But--thank heavens there's a "but"--things are on the upward swing. With the new year approaching I feel energized. As I look back at the goals I made this past January I am in awe. They were bold goals and I have achieved many of them. I am not sure how it happened exactly but I believe there is a power in setting lofty goals, in shooting for the moon.
I believe I have been experiencing a mild depression this past month and a half. I have experienced a sadness and lack of desire in many areas of my life. I am glad I have been able to recognize what it is. I am grateful to have passed through it because I recognize there are many people who cannot. Many people experience depression their whole lives. It must needs be that there is opposition in all things. I believe I will more fully understand and be grateful for my happiness now.
So last January when I made goals, I set goals for work, school, health, money, and church. I didn't set any relationship/romance/girl-oriented goals. I am not making that mistake again. I will still make goals for everything else but this year I have a new top priority. So, wish me luck.
I wish everyone the best in the coming year. I like these:
-Ether 12: 4 Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.
-(In the unlikely story that is America there has never been anything false about hope.)
