Memories

Oh, I love to go through old stuff. I went through my "Religious Drawer" at home. It basically has everything that I couldn't/can't bring myself to through away. It includes quotes, and handouts, and booklets, and some great ideas, and some fun memories. And I LOVED going through it, it totally made my day yesterday. It inspired me to be better, and to laugh more - and at myself..... Mom helped me to do that. Oh man, I have kept a lot of junk through the years, and I probably still have kept a ridiculous amount, but I did good, and like the stuff that I kept.
It made me realize though WHAT a role the Young Women's Program played in my life. I would not have been as happy, or focused, or became the person I am. And you know what?!? I'm still learning from those things that they gave me. I loved reading the things that I said I wanted in a future spouse.... I decided to keep those, they can still come in handy as I yet make that decision... and my testimony, and the talks I kept that were particularly inspiring to me. My Seminary Journals, and notes that said I was special..... it was a great day yesterday.
And what is even better is that it inspired me to be and do things a little bit better. I've been looking, trying to find that drive to get me going for this next year, and was coming up short, but I found it now and am ready to start this next year.