There is a weird feeling I get every time I am about to see someone who I haven’t seen for a long time, and have been close to in the past. It’s almost like the quite static and complete peace you feel before a storm hits. It felt exactly like that today when I was walking over to visit an old friend. We were very close a few years back but now things have changed dramatically. Talking to them felt very familiar and it still flowed the same way as it used to, but it also felt awkward. It was nice to see them again because I missed how much they smiled. At the same time though, the level of comfort that they talked to me with made me feel uncomfortable. It seemed as though they didn’t want to warm up before diving right into how it used to be. Now that I’ve seen them again, I know I will probably see them more (mostly because they are moving block away from me). I don’t know how ready I really am or if I even want to. I guess all I have to do is step back, breath and think. Is this a friendly ghost or a demon of the past? I guess well see.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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I always take a deep breath too . . . but I'm always overanxious. I usually don't have to worry about things as much as I do. But I'm usually glad I made the effort.
Mmm...I had two long lost friends over this week to my book club. It was a little nerve wracking to say the least. Kudos to your for facing your fears! I'm feeling you on this one...
"At this time of life, it is most important that your thoughts and acts be clean and pure so that the Holy Ghost can guide you. Satan is determined at this critical time of your life to overpower you, not with an onslaught of serious temptation suddenly presented, but by carefully placed, alluring, but seemingly unimportant infractions of your long-established standards. He would use these temptations to skillfully lead you away from the path of righteousness. Satan knows that as long as you can be led by the Holy Spirit, you can resist him. He has no power over a righteous person. The Lord has made it possible for you to resist the devil's temptations. When obedient, you will be inspired to know what to do and have the capacity to do it."
Richard G. Scott, "Do What Is Right," Liahona, Mar. 2001, 14–15
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