Gratitude

So you know my post about life being hard? And how that's a beautiful truth? Yeah, I'm kind of not seeing the beautiful part. Just the cynical part. So... in order to change that, I am going to honestly try to think of all of the things I am grateful for just today. And maybe the fact that I'm tired, that I did poorly on my last test (when both the girls I studied with did so much better-why does that always happen?!), that I've only gotten in 5 hrs of work instead of 12 so far this week, and the feeling I get when I think about having my 12 hr clinical shift tomorrow, will go away! :)

Yesterday we had a devotional that was so perfect for me. I needed it. It was all about gratitude. One of the things he said that I absolutely loved was "It is not joy that makes us joyful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful." He also quoted President Monson who said "To live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven." Well I want to be joyful and how amazing would it be to touch heaven?

• Today I am so very grateful that I was able to carpool up to UofU with Haley and Jared to get my pre assessment stuff so I didn't have to drive myself. 
• I am so thankful that I was able to go to Marriage and Family and be inspired by words of the Prophets. 
• I was blessed to be able to talk to my Dad for a few minutes this afternoon and share with him what has been going on in my head.
• I am grateful I got a really easy patient to do my pre assessment on. 
• I am thankful that Taylor came to study with me and that I got to spend time with him even though we both had tests. 
• I am so grateful my test is over and I get to go to bed now! 

 See ya!