I am Strong, Smart and Capable!

One day when I was dualing satan in the shower
my thought were getting away--my control
But I regained control by saying back at him

"I am strong, smart and capable!"

That stuck with me..it really made me think..I loved it..it was empowering, inspiring,  inspiration that  I needed, and that has helped me later on.

Maybe it will help you fight off satan

"I am strong, smart and capable!"

do not tell me that I am inadequate, worthless, weak, and not able. ..even if you do tell me, I know better. I know who I am. I know Whose I am.

I will fight back with empowerment, uplifting, motivational, cheer.
My power {rather, Heavenly Fathers power} will be greater.
Light will fill my mind
I have the strength and power.
I will never let that go to another power or source

Books I recommend

The Book of Mormon
The Bible
The Pearl of Great Price
Doctrine and Covenants
No One Can Take Your Place -by Sheri Dew
God Wants A Powerful People-Sheri dew
No Doubt About it-Sheri Dew
If Life Were Easy if Wouldn't Be hard-Sheri dew
Living Healthy, Happy and Whole--Victoria Osteen
The Four Agreements--Miguel Ruiz
the Companion to the Four Agreements-Miguel Ruiz
Anastasia-{The Ringing Cedars Series}
Battlefield of the Mind--Joyce Meyer
Living Successfully with Screwed up People-Elizabeth B. Brown
How to Win Friends and Influence People-Dale Carnegie
The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People-Stephen R Covey
Living on the Other Side of Fear
How Successful People Think-John C Maxwell
The Miracle of Forgiveness--Spencer W. Kimball
Rich Dad, Poor Dad--Robert Kiyosaki
Smart Women Finish Rich
The millionaire next door
Cookbooks
Hiding From Love
Where Do I Go from here?
12 Christian Beliefs that can drive you crazy. .relief from false assumptions. .Dr Henry Cloud & John Townsend

etc etc I will add more later when they come to remembrance

Meekness

"Blessed are the meek, for they are neither easily offended by counsel nor aggravated by admonition. If we were more meek, brothers and sisters, repentance would be much more regular and less stared at." Neal. A. Maxwell "
Repentance"


"when free of major transgression, we can develop self-contentment instead of seeking self-improvement."..

see Alma 10:4-6

 4 And behold, I am also a man of no small reputation among all those who know me; yea, and behold, I have many kindreds and friends, and I have also acquired much riches by the hand of my industry.

 5 Nevertheless, after all this, I never have known much of the ways of the Lord, and his mysteries and marvelous power. I said I never had known much of these things; but behold, I mistake, for I have seen much of his mysteries and his marvelous power; yea, even in the preservation of the lives of this people.

 6 Nevertheless, I did harden my heart, for I was called many times and I would not hear; therefore I knew concerning these things, yet I would not know; therefore I went on rebelling against God, in the wickedness of my heart, even until the fourth day of this seventh month, which is in the tenth year of the reign of the judges.

Remember, Remember, Remember

you are NOT your past. Your past DOES NOT define you. You CAN move forward with faith, hope, love, respect for yourself and others. Be your OWN hero and SAVE yourself. Be your own BEST friend. LOVE yourself. CHEER yourself on. Motivate yourself. Trust yourself. Be TRUE to yourself. Keep the promises you make to yourself. Build yourself up. Nourish your mind with PURE, clean, uplifting thoughts. CHOOSE to act with integrity. Choose to live a good life. Choose peace and happiness.

Be Your Own Hero & Save Yourself

Many years ago I realized I would have to live with myself for the rest of my life...24/7. I thought, "I better well get to know myself."

I decided that day that I would learn to like myself. I would learn to live. I would learn to love myself. I would learn to get to know myself.

Ever since, I have lived by this..."Be your own hero and save yourself"

that is what came to me. I love it!

I motivate myself, I love myself, I became my own best friend. I learned to trust myself. I learned that I had the power and control. I learned that it was up to me, to put my life into my own hands. 

I could either hate myself and be miserable or love myself and be happy.

I wanted and needed peace and happiness. I wanted and needed hope. 

I looked for hope. 

What I found was: prayer when all else failed. Scriptures to feel the Spirit come over me, comfort, love, and warmth. I thought about my nieces and nephews and how I needed to live for them. I thought about the gospel. I thought about hope. I thought about change.

I learned to rely on myself. I can do better. I can be better. I can build myself up. I can empower myself. I can inspire myself. I can motivate myself. I can love myself. I learned to rely on Heavenly Father and the Holy Ghost for everything. I learned to listen to the Holy ghost, I learned to be in tune. I learned to be aware of Heavenly Fathers inspiration. I learned to ponder, reflect, evaluate. I learned to be aware and mindful. I learned to the only source of peace..heavenly father, the spirit, the scriptures, the gospel principles, etc

I learned that attitude is a choice. I learned that happiness is a choice. I learned that peace is a choice. 

I turned to scriptures. MY favorite verse was and is D&C 68:6 "Be of good cheer and do not fear for I the Lord am with you and will stand by you."

Also Joshua 1:9 "Have not I commanded thee to be strong and of a good courage?"

Alma 33-38

There are great verses everywhere...I truly love the scriptures and I feast upon the words written. Every time I read them I am empowered, uplifted, receive hope, peace and joy. I am renewed.

I would rather live to inspire. I would rather live to uplift, encourage, motivate, and love. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK6WRwxCsas

Every moment is a chance for change. Each moment is a gift. Each moment is a chance for freedom. 

I promise you there is hope, there is peace, there is joy. these things DO exist. We must seek out the beauty in this world. We must count our blessings. We must turn to our Savior. 

http://youtu.be/3XfymM1swXg

I also learned {by pondering, how I learned everything that I have learned }that because of my experiences I can help others. I have understanding, compassion, I have empathy, I have wisdom, I have strength to give others. I have hope to give others. I have purpose and meaning. I have passion. I have opinions because I educate myself, I read books, I pay attention when others speak. We are all able. We are all capable. We are all strength to give to others. We must let love in. We must let healing begin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emgv-VRtMEU

I wasn't born to be mediocre.

I was born powerful
I was born full of strength
I was born with purpose
I was born with knowledge
I was born for greatness
I was given the gift.
Using that gift-- I am stronger than I ever could be
I was born unique
I was born with special skills
I was born with special talents
I am needed.
There are people counting on ME
They are waiting on me
They are searching..
Some have already found me and some have yet to find me
I must do what I came here to do
I must stand strong
I must stand ready
I must stand prepared
I must stand confident and proud of myself
I must conquer all
I must fight back with all my might and strength
I must live pure and clean
I must be virtous at all times
I must fulfill my duties
I must remain loyal and true
I must work hard, sacrifice, persevere, endure to the end.
I must hold on.
I must believe
I must obey.
I must remain determined and focused.
I must not be led away, distracted
I must remain aware and mindful.
I must remain observant.
I must turn all weknesses into strengths
I must understand and educate myself in all things
I must help others to help themselves
I must be self-reliant
I must be inter dependent
I must live what I know
I must do my best
I must do everything and more
I must continue faithful
"I must never be ashamed of the gospel of Christ" -- Romans 1:16
I must keep GOd at the top of the list
Love of God must be number one
and all else WILL fall into place
I must always put my full trust in the Lord, My Savior and Redeemer

We are MORE than CONQUERORS!

I believe "we are all MORE than CONQUERORS! Through Him that loved us"..Romans 8:37

This for some reason, has been on my mind tonight..

I also googled it and this came up--

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/more-than-conquerors-through-him-that-loved-us?lang=eng

Its a lovely talk.

I want to share my thoughts--

I believe we are all capable, strong, souls. We can do it! We can endure! We can believe! We can STAY strong! We can focus and emphasize on the positive. We can be at peace. If we are not at peace, we can pray for peace. Get down on your knees and plead with Your Maker. Pour your hearts out to him. He is there for us 24/7. Anywhere, and anytime. I promise you this. I have had many dark nights in my life, but beautiful mornings came after it. There is hope, peace and joy in this world. You must open up to Him about your needs, your wants, your desires. He will send you help. Be SPECIFIC. For example I have told Heavenly Father--"I can not do this any longer, I need help, I need peace, I need assurance, I need answers, I need help! I have not figured some things out, I want to learn, I am willing to hear whatever you want to tell me. But my life is feeling empty right now, and I need help finding meaning and purpose to my life right now." He will send you strength and he will send you peace. I know it is true, because I have had it happen so many times in my personal life.

There are many times, where I was at the end of my ropes, literally felt like I could not go on anymore. I said a prayer, that is all I could do. He sent people, or things to bless my life. Sometimes its been flowers, birds, children nearby, or someone stopping to say hi to me, sometimes all he sent was peace. That is all I needed.

I believe we are CONQUERORS! We are powerful. We have ability. We have skills. We have talents. We are unique. We are all on earth for a purpose. We are all here to help those around us. Many times we are unaware, but just because we are unaware, does not discount that we are needed. We are needed! We must believe. Go out and find someone who needs you. There is always someone in the world that needs us. Children, the elderly, any random person needs help, kids, need help with school work, others need help getting yard work done, some need someone to cook or bake for them, some need a listening ear, to tell their story. There are many simple things, all different areas. There are those around us who need our particular skill, who need our particular knowledge. Others need from us what we have already learned and been taught because of life. We each have been through certain trials and experiences to help others, to help certain people get through their trials presently or in the future, we have learned and remained strong in trials,  there were people that helped us during our own trials, so now it is our turn to help others to endure and to move forward and to seek direction, peace, that they are desperately seeking. Pay it forward.

We have, we can, and we will continue to conquer. I believe this and I know this from experience of my own, and watching others endure, live cheerfully, moved on from past failures, past rejections, past mistakes, past faults, past sins. We can be made pure again. We can ask Heavenly Father for forgiveness in all things. We can turn to him and start living. We can .

One HUGE thing I have noticed is too much time on our hands, being IDLE, is a huge dilemma and problem I would say in our society causing many problems. MY advice and counsel is that we need to always stay productive, have goals and things we need to be working on. Keep FOCUS! that is the key. Do things that are meaningful or productive. Staying on task. Eliminating all addictions such as being online too much. Using technology too much. I think that is huge for all of us, including me. There is a time and a place for all things. Many things are great, but remember moderation..BALANCE! Time-management. Goal-setting. Creates confidence, joy and peace to our souls.