LIFE IS NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT

I have a personal theory as to why life is not what we want... or expect.


Everyone, and I mean EVERYone wants peace and harmony and love.


On their own terms, of course.


But that original desire for peace, harmony and love comes from our pre-mortal relationship with our Heavenly Parents.


And we want to get that feeling back.



But that isn't what life is about.


Life isn't fair.


It isn't kind.


And it isn't always even logical.


But that's the point.



It's a learning experience.


It's where we learn to make choices - and suffer consequences of those choices - at least most of them.


Good consequences - and bad ones.


The hope is that you learn from all of this.

And that's the plan.

WARM HANDS COLD HEART

You know that old expression, "cold hands, warm heart."

I've been quoting it all my life.

I have freezer hands - cold like death - corpse hands.

People who shake hands with me almost always do a double-take - is this woman actually alive?!?

And for quite a few years, I've been wearing fingerless mittens even around the house - that way, I can at least type unencumbered.

 But the other night, I accidentally stumbled upon an old pair of "real" mittens - full, around-the-entire-hand, tightly knitted mittens.,


And I thought I'd wear them to bed to keep them warm.

That was a mistake.

Now I have learned, warm hands, HOT heart - I had palpitations!