In a student-athlete fireside, BYU Vice President Richardson sympathized with those present that feel outside pressure from all angles. Everyone feels pressure. There is social pressure, academic pressure, family pressure, financial pressure, etc. Richardson advised to stand up straighter, smile, and remember who you are and whose you are.
Stand up straight, even if you feel things aren't going right.
Things will work out unless you choose to fail. In retrospect, our problems are never as big as they seem at the moment.
Smile, even when you think you have nothing to smile about.
By smiling on the outside, you will start feeling like you are smiling on the inside. Many people look up to you and the position you are in. They wish they had your problems.
Remember who you are and whose you are.
We each have self worth. We also belong to a family or larger organization. Our families and organizations claim us. We also need to remember that we represent them.
I love this post! That' a good reminder that "our problems are never as big as they seem at the moment." I should keep that in mind when I'm stressed or disappointed. And smiling always helps!
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting but true: our actions affect our thoughts and feelings, just like our thoughts and feelings affect our actions. We can choose to be happy; maybe we can't always directly change how we feel, but we can pretend we're happy until we really do "start feeling like we're smiling on the inside."
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of choosing to be happy. There is so much in life that you can't control. It's always nice to realize that you are in control of yourself.
ReplyDeleteI like this a lot! We really can choose to be happy!! I've seen it in my life. Sometimes we just need to take a second, and take a step back and look at our life, look at the blessings we have, and try to see it from another perspective. If we do that I think most of the time, we will realize that are problems are not as big as we think they are.
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