All kinds of strong.

   This past week i was very blessed to be able to participate in ROPES course.An amazing week filled with challenging obstacles and amazing brake through's mentally,physically and spiritually,and to keep ropes fun for the younger girls many parts are to be kept a secret in our hearts.  

     This small back round is to show you how i came to realize the things which i am about to share with you. I realized many things this week. One being,others and myself are much stronger then i ever knew possible. Two,society tends to limit qualities when in fact, most qualities are exceedingly limitless.Three learning to put your trust in others. Now i am going to expand on these three things which i feel have changed me in small but mighty ways                              I realized many people around me i have never doubted there strengths, but also never had the chance to even acknowledge their strengths ,therefore to trust in them and like wise to myself ,was difficult. It wasn't until a certain event came up that i had to trust these group of girls with my life and also my own strong points. I will say it was hard to let my wall down and "fall" , but once i did i broke down in tears and felt so at peace with myself and felt closer to these individuals then i couldn't have gained in any other way.Now i personally took this and pondered how i could apply this to the gospel.it was made clear to me that we go through many overwhelming and difficult things in our lives and during these time periods, we self doubt and we doubt the goodness and intents of others. There comes a point when doubting your strengths and beliefs, is getting you nowhere and the burdens we are carrying are to heavy and daunting for our hearts to carry....at least alone. This is where i related " falling" to the gospel , once we hit this point its extremely vital that let go and fall in to the Lords arms, let go of control and let him steer. And i can promise you, getting to this point wont be without trial or without many melt downs and sleepless nights, but once you " fall" you will feel closer to heaven and Christ then you ever knew possible, and gain the most amount of relief. 
 My second personal revelation was how society limits words and these words can only be earned by doing, having or being one certain thing. In my eyes, one quality should be had in infinitive ways. Something crucial i learned is , the word strong can't and should not be tied down to one act, but to many many acts and many thoughts.
     I googled the word strong and all that popped up were pictures of people lifting weights, and yes this is one great way to be strong but,what i wanted to see was the pictures of people standing up for someone,standing their ground on a personal belief, comforting those who need it most,sending a loved one into the military or public safety, a child who stays STRONG during a divorce, the people who take it breath by breath and nothing else, mothers and fathers who stay up late worrying about the well being of their child and managing hectic schedules.      Another example of a word that is earned in many ways is beauty. Beauty is a word that should never EVER be limited!! Beauty is in those who make dinners for families in need, beauty is smiling to someone to make them feel better, its in speaking kindly ,beauty is in giving 110 % to those around you in every aspect, in serving who you love and loving whom you serve. One definition of beauty is" a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight. The line that stood out to me the most was "something that pleases the aesthetic senses" seeing these things gives a certain amount of pleasure there for these things are beautiful.Beauty is so beyond skin deep.