Who we are

Hmm, what do I want to say about this?  I've been thinking about this since Sunday and haven't quite found the right words or thoughts to follow.  As more time goes on and this is on my mind, I find more and more that I want to say.  I'll try to keep it brief and to the point. In the order that I've been thinking about them:

One point:  We are ALL children of God.  Even those you can't stand.  Everyone deserves love, understanding, friendship and the gospel, so share what you can.  This is more of a reminder for myself because I get caught up in the stresses of the moment.  Remember to love, Breanna.  Remember to love. 

Another point:  I am a child of God; this means that I can do great things.  I've been thinking about what I want to accomplish in the future and some of it seems really unlikely.  It's crazy to think that I will be teaching (granted it's student teaching, but it'll be REAL teaching right after!).  The thought is exciting as well as terrifying, but because of this one simple sentence, I know I can do it.  

One more point:  Ya know when you're exercising and you think "OH my GOODNESS!  No more [insert exercise]!"?  Well yesterday I was doing an intense lower ab workout.  It seemed particularly hard -I've been slacking okay?  Don't judge :) Well I was thinking "2 whole minutes of the plank!?! There's no way..."  I decided to do as long as I could.  At one point, I felt like I absolutely couldn't hold myself up any longer.  I took a short pause and started again.  Amazingly, I did it!!  I even did longer than the 2 minutes.  During the second part, I kept replaying the line through my head "You can do it.  You are a child of God."  What a good motivation!