Perspective

Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like things just can't get worse? When it rains it pours? When all you can think about is how life is so hard and how things can't get worse? I had one of those days yesterday. 

The day started with me waking up early to study some more for my statistics midterm. I'd already spent hours studying my brains out but I really wanted to ace this thing. I went to school, I had a little prayer in my heart, but once I started going through the test I began feeling somewhat nauseous realizing that I did not comprehend the majority of the exam. I was the last one to finish the test. I'd never bombed an exam before and as I was walking to my next class I could feel tears running down my face. Boy, did I feel like an idiot. I called Michael (my husband) and told him about the test. He came and took me out to lunch which was awfully sweet of him and then took me home since I had a few hours before my next class. 

I decided to ride my bike down to campus. Once on my bike I realized that my brakes were not working. Wow, can I just say that I was not a happy camper. What a mess. I got to class just in time and when I sat down some girl's yogurt exploded and got all over me. What a bigger mess!

I won't bore you with the rest of my sob story but I'll finish with how I am feeling today. I woke up this morning with a new vitality and energy for life. I had a good night's rest, it's a brand new day, a fresh new start. The gospel of Jesus Christ helps me to gain an eternal perspective and brush bad days off my shoulders. I receive strength from knowing who I am, what my purpose is, and that I am not held captive by the past and that I have all eternity to grow, learn, and choose happiness. “We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today, our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of transformation; it takes us as men of women of the earth and refines us into men and women for eternities.” – Elder Wirthlin