I wrote this a couple weeks ago now but haven't posted it since our computer has died but will hopefully be resurrected this next week.
Last week I wrote about "who you are." This week after many different circumstances and experiences I had a night where my mind wouldn't turn off. We've all had those nights that we just keep thinking that leads to more thinking and more thinking. Here is a little of that thinking I did.
Once we realize who we are, how do we make sure we become that? How do we continuously remind ourselves about who we are and who we are trying to become?
Surround yourself with reminders. Scott and I have strived to have some sort of picture in each room. We have a picture of Christ in our family room and more of some temples (very sacred places where ordinances are preformed like marriage) in our dining room. In Emi's room we have a picture of Christ with little children.
On the same aspect with athletics I know so many people put up pictures in their "pain cave" or place they workout on their bike inside. Allison gave me the ingenious idea to print a picture of New Zealand and put my goal times on it. I know people who put motivational phrases on their mirror or fridge and place they workout.
Keeping a journal of spiritual experiences or "tender mercies" that God places in our lives is a great idea. I have done this off and on and it is nice to reread good things that happen to me in hard times.
The same goes for triathlon. Keeping a workout log of how you felt and what you did. What your HR or power or speed. I have gone back to look at my log when I have the same workout. I want to know what speeds to hit and how I felt during it last time. It also is motivational and a confidence builder when you read it right before a race.
Music can definitely bring the the spirit and happiness into your home as we play it. It can also be motivating when you are trying to go super hard, fast, or long.
I heard a story during General Conference a couple years ago that a father was super sad that his son became a sailor. The church leader came into the father's home and saw only pictures of the ocean on the walls. He said to the father, "He went where you showed him to go."
We need to surround ourselves with reminders of where we want to go in each aspect of our lives. We might as well use everything we have at our disposal to help!
