Monday, July 15, 2013

RED EYE

Posted by 2DI4 at 7:16 PM

I don't feel any pain and there's NOOO discharge sooo why the hell is my eye getter redder???!!! I went to work with my glasses that are more than 7 years old with an OOOLLLDDD prescription so I feel blind BUUUT I can't read the computer keyboard unless they come off or I push them down my nose in stereotypical librarian fashion. NOOO eye makeup SUCKS!!! I am half-blind AND I look like crap!!! JUST how I like to greet students NOOOT!!!

I made an eye appointment asap because although I don't have any pain I look like a demon... in one of my eyes anyway. My optometrist told me I have bacteria pink eye-it is NOOOT pink it is DEFINITELY RED!!! He told me it should clear up by Friday when my new eyeglasses will be ready ALSO when I can wear  my contacts again. OF COURSE that's when I'll surely find my glasses with my CURRENT prescription!!! He gave me a prescription for eyedrops to use 4X a day. My friend Katie told me that they say someone farted in your pillow if you get pink eye. I thanked her for telling me that uplifting tale.

I got my router, raspberry keytones and steamer today. I looked at a Dirt Devil online but the Hoover still sounds sooo much better AND I can get it so cheaply too with that 55 dollar credit I still have. Instead of getting it right away I'm going to try to discipline myself to get it in August when I also pay off my loan shark. I'll make that my goal now.

When I went to the optometrist there was a Book of Mormon in the waiting room so I read some of

Mormon 9
21 Behold, I say unto you that whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, awhatsoever he shall ask the Father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this bpromise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth.

 Being Accepted of the Lord - Erich W. Kopischke

There is also a way to judge if our hearts are broken. A broken heart is a soft, an open, and a receptive heart. When I hear the Savior say, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock,”3 I hear Him knocking at the door of my heart. If I open this door to Him, I am more responsive to the invitations of the Spirit, and I am more accepting of God’s will.
As we sincerely and prayerfully ponder the extent to which our hearts are honest and broken, we will be taught by the Holy Ghost. We will receive a sweet confirmation or gentle correction, inviting us to act.

Second, we have to know that our spirit is contrite. The word contrite in the Oxford dictionary is defined as “feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.”4 If we have a contrite spirit, we acknowledge our sins and shortcomings. We are teachable “concerning [all] things pertaining to righteousness.”5 We feel godly sorrow and are willing to repent. A contrite spirit is willing to listen “to the enticings of the Holy Spirit.”6
A contrite spirit is manifest by our willingness and determination to act. We are willing to humble ourselves before God, willing to repent, willing to learn, and willing to change. We are willing to pray, “Not my will, but thine, be done.”7
Too often we think that the word sacrifice refers to something big or hard for us to do. In certain situations this may be true, but mostly it refers to living day-to-day as a true disciple of Christ.
One way we observe our covenants by sacrifice is worthily partaking of the sacrament each week. We consciously prepare ourselves for the sacred ordinance. We renew and confirm our sacred promises to the Lord. In this way we feel His acceptance and receive His assurance that our efforts are recognized and our sins are forgiven through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. During this ordinance, the Lord promises us that as we are willing to take upon us the name of His Son and always remember Him and keep His commandments, we will always have His Spirit to be with us. Having the Holy Ghost as our constant companion is the ultimate indicator of being accepted of God.
We observe our covenants by sacrifice by simply striving for righteousness, being open, and listening to the promptings of the Spirit as we live our daily lives. Sometimes observing our covenants means nothing more than standing firmly and faithfully when the storms of life are raging all around us.
As we are personally in tune with the Spirit of the Lord and feel His acceptance, we will be blessed above our understanding and bring forth many fruits of righteousness. We will be among those to whom He has said, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”10

 What an incredible talk!!! I didn't really pay attention to this the first time around for some reason. It is a message I need and helps me to remember how blessed I am despite my challenges. I was complaining because the free TV service through my apartment is not HD AND I can tell the difference. Just watching it through my computer or even through a blue ray player will give me that however and I need to be alright with not paying for that additional monthly service. Like my computer dean friend Dale told me. That's a first world problem. I can definitely hook up my router now. I'm just not in the mood. 

 

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