Welp, it didn't take me long to stay away from social networking, but what's new? I took it a little different ways now. Just trying to be nothing but positive on all my social networks. It's been a challenge, so I totally let go of twitter, because twitter has it's way of me letting my feelings out at the moment. I felt I used it more as venting, which was a lose-lose for me, because first of all, no one else cared how I felt, and second- I figured it would come back to haunt me for all the things I didn't mean to say when I was hungry!
So, if you all could ever be so kind and follow me on my new Instagram page at @linepeni and my facebook at Losaline Peni. I love following my bloggers because you guys know much more about me than people who just follow to follow. Anyway, that is that!
This week has been different. I feel sooo.............calm. That is RARE for me, and by rare I mean i'm never calm. I read a quote online and it goes: " There are two things that define you. Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything." I guess I really looked at it as something as a pick me up.
This past week Travis got paid, and I've been somewhat unhappy because it seems like all his money goes straight to all our bills. I'm making it sound like we have piles stacked, but what I really mean by bills is just paying our dues not only to the bank, the house, the utilities, and tithing, but to things we've been procrastinating on. Finally having it all pay off, we were left with only so much. I had so many other things I wanted to get, but giving our last cent away to our tithing pretty much shot me down.
But for some reason, I had never been so happy that our earnings go to tithing. We usually have enough after, but we didn't even have a dime to spare, and yet, I was fine with that. Going to the temple yesterday just like every other time I go, was truly peaceful. I went in admiring everything from the chairs, to the walls, to the great big mirrors! I was happy to know that my money takes part in building beautiful things like this. The only place where you can truly feel at one with yourself, and feel the presence of the lord. I couldn't help but just be thankful for anything and everything! To be truly thankful to know that what I feel in this temple, others are able to feel worldwide, and it is all because of tithing.
My attitude has totally changed, and it is because of tithing. I started to realize how often I take many things in my life for granted, and one was my own skin, my brothers. They have been trememdeous examples of being priesthood holders. They have been great father figures, and the humblest providers. So I sent just litte text message to them telling them how greateful I am for them. Of course they laughed and thought I was smoking something I wasn't suppose to, Lol, but i'm just thankful to be able to tell them. It truly made them feel good inside, and it made me ten times more happy then they were.
I hear stories about people paying their tithing, and then being blessed with great things that the lord gave in return, whether it be money, a person, or himself. But for me, I felt that he blessed me to have a positive attitude this week, and to help me share my word of thanks to those who have been great examples to my little family.
Hope everyones having a great week! xo.