I really enjoyed this piece of advice that President Hinkley gave. And its something i definitely find true in my life. I have actually been thinking alot about this lately because I have been so inspired to improve myself lately that I am constantly reciting the vision of who I want to be in my head, so that i always know what i'm working towards. I was thinking about what i really wanted in life when i was deciding what i wanted to do with my time the other night. I could either go hang out with my friends and be completely unproductive, or indulge myself in some good study and maybe some other activities that help me find myself and grow spiritually. I found both this options ridiculously rewarding as weird as that sounds. I wanted to be friendly and serve my friends and laugh and play with them. Create inside jokes that would make college life and life with my roommates better. But i also wanted to do well in my studies and suceed in school and feel accomplished. But being a friend to those around me would make me feel accomplished too. But then I decided, i really haven't studied as much as I should the past few months (which is unlike me actually) and I haven't worked as hard as I thought i could be. When i began to think about what I want to be i always think of the people I admire and why I admire them so that I can shape myself to those qualities that make those people admirable. And hard work and self mastery and humility are really somethings that make the people I admire stand out. I love being friendly but the connection people make about me being the life of the party last night will only last about 2 days whereas the impression and example of my hard work will leave a longer lasting impression. Therefore I find getting homework done more important because of its longer lasting effects. The light that i want to share and for other people to see is what I'm working towards and Pres. Hinkley has taught me that hard work will help me develop that light.
I have danced all my life and have put in a lot of hard work to increase in this talent. We had Dance Education Major audition this past weekend and I was absolutely terrified. It is a very hard program to get into. I decided the weekend before that I wanted to try out and then didn't put the solo together till the night/day of. I was out of shape and really sore. Odds weren't good. But I made it. and i know it was because of all the hard work I've put into dancing throughout my life. There were so many times I would try and cheat and make class as easy as possible, or just sleep in and not go to class completely, i mean come on! Tights are not fun to put on! usually that was what i was mostly avoiding :) but now I'm a dance education major as a freshman and I can attest that with the lords help anything is possible and that hard work does pay off.
I have danced all my life and have put in a lot of hard work to increase in this talent. We had Dance Education Major audition this past weekend and I was absolutely terrified. It is a very hard program to get into. I decided the weekend before that I wanted to try out and then didn't put the solo together till the night/day of. I was out of shape and really sore. Odds weren't good. But I made it. and i know it was because of all the hard work I've put into dancing throughout my life. There were so many times I would try and cheat and make class as easy as possible, or just sleep in and not go to class completely, i mean come on! Tights are not fun to put on! usually that was what i was mostly avoiding :) but now I'm a dance education major as a freshman and I can attest that with the lords help anything is possible and that hard work does pay off.
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