On cloudy and rainy days, it’s easy to feel lazy, gloomy, or even discouraged. Storms—whether in the weather, our circumstances, or our thoughts—can weigh heavily on our hearts. But we are not powerless. God has given us the ability to choose how much of that darkness we let inside. Each day, we get to decide whether to carry the storms within us, or to seek out the sunshine. ☀️
It’s during the storms of our lives or when the negativity of the world gets to us, that we need to remember that nothing good is built on that negativity. If we continually look for the storm, we will miss the light. Instead, let’s choose to open our hearts to the good, the hopeful, and the uplifting. The more we look for God’s light, the more we will see how much sunshine we already have in our lives. 🌼
Here are a few ways to invite that light and push away the storm clouds:
• 🌿 Gratitude: Begin and end the day by naming blessings, big or small. Gratitude shifts our focus from what is lacking to what is abundant.
• 🤝 Service & Connection: Give your attention fully to a loved one, or serve someone quietly in need. Light grows as we share it.
• 🙏 Prayer & Scripture: God has given us His words for guidance and strength. When storms rise, turn to His promises. Memorize scriptures and listen to uplifting music that draws your attention to God and your divine light.
• 🌸 Mindful Presence: Peace is found by turning inward and remembering our divine nature as children of God. Even in chaos, we can pause, breathe, let our mind, body and soul unwind and invite the sunshine of Christ to light and bless the light within us to be brighter and stronger.💛
The scriptures remind us:
• “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7)💖
• “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you… Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27) ❤️
• “Verily, verily, I say unto you, I will try you and prove you… nevertheless, my peace I will give unto you if you are faithful.” (Doctrine & Covenants 98:12, 18)💛
These words remind us that God wants us to be positive, hopeful, and resilient. Even when storms come, we can grow from them—just as flowers grow stronger after the rain. When we let go of the bad and hold on to the good, we carry more sunshine in our souls and we can share that light with others as well.
I invite you to focus on seeking the sunshine of a loving God who is able to open up the rain clouds of your life and pour His divine light and love over you. Over your mind, your heart and your soul.
He is able to bless you with His Peace which is greater than any other peace the world can give. So, lets be faithful to Him. Believe in Him. Come to Him and choose to reject the negativity and focus on bringing more of His light into our lives. That we continue to grow stronger in our faith each day having a spirit of happiness and of optimism about our lives. 🥰💛🙏🏼
WITH CHRIST ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! Trust Him and see what He can do in your life. As we strive to bring in the light, we can share our light with others and help them as well! 💝
We are not alone, God will help us with the pure and real desires of our hearts. Trust Him and know that ALL things in our lives will work out for our benefit be for our good. Even in the storms we can look for the sunshine. ☀️ Invite it into your life. Treasure it. Protect it. Take care of it and light others on your way as well. 🤗
✨ Our Spiritual Goal this week: When your mind seeks out storms, pause. Ask: Where is the sunshine here? What good can come from this? Then choose to focus on the light. 🌤️
🏃 Our Physical Goal this week: Do something active that brings you joy! Whether it’s walking on the beach, dancing, swimming, or simply stretching—let your body remind your mind that life is good and it’s a blessing to take care of your body.
I hope you can make it to class tonight! The hardest step is always showing up, but once you do, your mind, body, and spirit will thank you. It’s more than a workout—it’s a way of choosing light, healing, and joy. 🌞💛
The scriptures remind us that “godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Timothy 6:6). In a world full of comparison, conflicts, and constant noise, this is more than just good advice—it’s a lifeline 💛
Contentment is not complacency, and it’s not apathy, it’s not about having less ambition, nor does it mean settling for mediocrity. True contentment comes when our hearts are anchored in God, when our worth is not measured by what we own, how we look, what we accomplish or what others think, but by who we are as beloved children of God.
When we practice godliness with contentment, we rise above the endless cycle of comparison. Instead of looking outward at what others have, do, or not do, we look upward and inward—upward to God’s love, and inward to the peace He has already placed within us.
The Savior taught, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you” let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27). That peace is not found in competition or possession, but in CONNECTION—with God, with our divine nature, and with others in love. ♾️
When we can be content in Christ, when we know who we are as a child of God, when we know in the God that we know and trust. We find that there’s true peace and happiness. We stop relying on competition and instead we increase in our compassion.
We stop judging and instead we start giving more kindness, compassion and love. Our energy stops being “triggered” by comparison and instead we focus on what God has given us and what we can do for Him with what we have. Christ’s invitation is to seek first the kingdom of God, and let all other things fall into their proper place.
So, how can we live this?
• We can shift our focus: Each day, instead of measuring what we lack, make time to breathe and count what you already have through God’s grace.
• Live simply: The Prophet Alma taught that we should “plant the word” of God in our hearts and let it grow (Alma 32). A simple, growing faith creates a deeply rooted connection to our Father in Heaven. The creator and true giver of all that we have. 🌱
• Practice gratitude: Gratitude transforms what we have into enough, and enough into abundance. 🤩 Gratitude is proven to reduce anxiety, stress and to increase happiness. Don’t we all need a little more daily gratitude? 🧡
• Seek eternal perspective: As Paul reminded, “We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out” (1 Timothy 6:7).
The goal is this: to live so filled with God’s light that we are no longer moved by the shifting winds of the world. To know that whatever we have here is all “borrowed” and temporary. What we end up taking with us is our soul! We truly take nothing with us. That’s why it’s so important to seek to build our Heavenly Mansion. To gain Heavenly treasures and some of the best ways we can reach that is by letting go of our pride, by humbling ourselves, by being grateful and happy with our blessings, trusting God and going out and serving others.
So, let’s work on not allowing the world to persuade us to complain and to be “unhappy”until we get or do this or that….We have to stop believing the lies of the enemy who wants to draw us away from God! from truly strengthening our souls (which is the only thing that we can actually take with us) Instead, our focus should be on making it a point that we strive to be anchored in Christ.
Living in Godly contentment. Which does not make us passive, but if anything it EMPOWERS US. It gives us strength to serve, to love, to uplift, and to walk through life with joy no matter the circumstances.
As the picture in this message shows that sunflower 🌼 I want to remind you that we are each our own type flower 🌺 🌸🌷🌻 created differently in Gods image. We can choose to be the best type of “flower” that we are. To influence in our sphere, to brighten others lives and most importantly to be grateful for the type of flower and beauty that we each get to share. God wants us to GROW WHERE WE ARE PLANTED. 💛🥹 🌷To live in gratitude daily for our blessings. To see all of the good that we have. To count our blessings and from there, be able to lift and help others as well.
So today, Choose godliness. Choose Contentment in the power that Christ provided. Choose to rise above comparison and conflict, and instead walk in peace. For when our hearts rest in God, we find not only contentment—but true and lasting joy.
Tonight in class, we will have a beautiful meditation, focused on contentment and gratitude. Here’s a little mindfulness exercise to help you.
Sit in silence, take a few deep breaths.
Move your attention gently through your life:
• Your breath, your body, your shelter, your loved ones, your faith.
• For each, pause and whisper: “Thank You, Lord.” This is our goal for the week. To practice it daily if we can. 🥰🙏🏼
This shifts the mind from what’s missing to what’s already given. This is a blessing to those of us who can practice it today.
Love you all and hope that you can make it to class tonight to release stress and do something amazing for your body, mind and spirit. Hope to see you there.
The world can feel overwhelming. Each day seems to bring more noise, more heartache, more uncertainty. Sometimes the heaviness around us makes its way inside of us, and we find ourselves weighed down—not just by the world’s troubles, but also by our own problems and the way in which we speak to ourselves. We become our own harshest critics, telling ourselves that we aren’t enough, that we’ll never measure up, or that somehow God’s love is too far away. We let the energy around us bring us down and we allow the heaviness to affect our every day life. 🙁
But the truth is, none of that comes from God. The adversary would love nothing more than to see us forget who we truly are. He wants us to live in misery every day. He wants us to feel heavy, unhappy, and to be critical of ourselves and others. Heavenly Father, on the other hand, always speaks to us with love. He reminds us to protect ourselves from the evil one through prayer. He wants us to know that He LOVES US. He reminds us of our divine identity as His sons and daughters. President Russell M. Nelson has taught, “Nothing is more liberating, more ennobling, or more crucial to your individual progression than knowing who you really are and knowing what God is counting on you to become.”
When we remember that we are children of God, the lens through which we see ourselves changes. Instead of focusing on our weaknesses, we begin to see that we are learning, growing, and becoming. We can see that the challenges we face are sometimes the most cleansing and purifying experiences we can have in our lives. We can choose to turn the focus away from the negative to allow God to purify, strengthen us and teach us. Instead of repeating negative messages to ourselves, we can practice speaking words of light! ☀️—reminders that God is patient with us, that He delights in our efforts, and that He sees our eternal potential. That we may become able to fully protect and shield ourselves from the enemy and instead focus on inviting light, love and peace to be with us. So, let’s practice changing the focus of our lives for it to become a blessing and not to be something that hurts us.
Changing Our Focus
Here are a few ways we can shift our focus when the world feels heavy:
1. Speak with kindness to yourself. When you make a mistake or feel discouraged, ask: “What would Heavenly Father say to me right now?” How would my Savior calm my heart right now? He would never shame you—He would encourage you. Replace your inner criticism with His voice of love. ❤️
2. Fill your mind with God’s word. Daily scripture study brings light and power. As we set a little time aside to come to Him in prayer and to read and listen yo His words, we will feel His strength coming into our lives. The Savior taught, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). His promises can become anchors of hope in our thoughts. HE IS OUR ANCHOR. ⚓️ & In Him we can find daily joy. 🙏🏼💛
3. Focus on gratitude and joy. President Nelson reminded us, “The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.” Choosing to notice God’s hand—even in small and simple ways—brings joy into daily living. Can you change your focus right now? Just by expressing gratitude for the blessings that you have today? 😭
4. Remember your purpose. Life is not just about surviving the storms. It’s about becoming more like Christ through them. When we keep an eternal perspective, the trials of life are not wasted—they refine us. The hard challenges we experience are opportunities for us to grow in different areas. These are not “punishments” from God. All of us, even the most faithful in this life have to experience some of the hardest challenges. But we know that in the end, if we endure it well with God by our side, we will see that all of the things we go through will give us experience and be for our good. You never know who you’re meant to bless or help based on the challenges you’ve experienced or will experience. We just have to remember in the living God that will help us through. In protecting the light within us and in remembering that we have a purpose in this life. God has a plan for your life. Trust Him and keep moving forward in His light and divine wisdom for your life. 🤍
Living with Purpose and Joy
Heavenly Father didn’t send us here to be swallowed by fear, shame, or despair. He sent us here to learn to live in joy, to discover His love, and to prepare to return to Him. The Holy Ghost whispers peace and truth, reminding us that God has not abandoned us. He is with us in the quiet moments, strengthening us to keep going.
So when the world feels heavy, lift your thoughts heavenward. Remind yourself of your divine nature. Replace the negative self-talk with God’s truth: You are loved. You have infinite divine worth and you are His child.
As we choose to focus on God, His love, and His plan for us, we find that the weight of the world grows lighter. We begin to live with a better purpose, filled with peace and joy that no amount of chaos can take away. We know in whom we trust and we focus on protecting that light and being a light to others instead. 💛
Our goal for the week is to check our inner thoughts, words and emotions. See them from a distance and ask yourself if those things align with what your loving Father in Heaven would speak to your heart and mind right now. Take a moment to connect to God and just feel His presence. Try to change the focus of your internal lens this week by placing your focus on God and on what He wants you to think about and to go and do. The more we’re able to check in on ourselves and allow God to help us…The more anchored we will feel and gratitude, joy, light and peace will flow into our lives. That’s the indescribable peace of God. ♥️
I invite you to come to class tonight to let go of your stress, to have a moment to think about your connection to your body, mind and spirit. Allow yourself to let go of the heaviness and instead fill yourself with strength for your body, peace for your mind and joy for your spirit. 💕
The world around us can feel heavy, uncertain, loud, and chaotic. It’s heartbreaking to watch the news and see all the commotion and division—not only in our country, but throughout the entire world.
We often forget that we live in a beautiful world that God created for us. Our time on this earth is short, and while we are here, our focus should be on leaving it better than we found it. We should strive to live lives that radiate peace, love, faith, compassion, and light—adding goodness to the lives of those around us and leaving the world a little bit better because we were here. 💛
When our hearts feel heavy, we have the choice of filling it with more of the voices of the world, or to come to God. This morning, I chose to make time to be alone with God. As I prayed while I asked God to bring comfort to my heavy heart. I sat outside and found myself drawn to the trees, the water, the sun, the birds, and the sky. I asked God to give me the peace my soul needed. And I felt His words come into my heart saying:
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27)
Instantly, tears came to my eyes. I thanked God for reminding me that my peace will not come from the world—it will come from HIM. ♥️ He reminded me not to let my heart be troubled or afraid, but to remember His promise:
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.
In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
In times like these, peace may feel hard to find. But that is when we must come to Christ, making time to be still and alone with Him, so we can truly experience the peace that only God can give directly to our souls. Today, I was reminded again to turn off the voices of the world and to listen to God’s voice instead. 🥹
So, if you are feeling like me today, I invite you to quiet the noise of the world and focus on listening to God. His words and the personal communication you have with Him will heal you far more deeply than anything else.
The scriptures teach us that in the last days, “men’s hearts shall fail them,” and that “all things shall be in commotion,” and fear will come upon all of us. But we can be prepared if we protect our minds, hearts, and souls by filling them with God’s word, keeping His commandments, seeking forgiveness, and turning our actions toward what He would have us do. ❤️ As children of God, we are all called to be loving, kind, and to be true peacemakers. 🌎 When we live this way, we carry the light of God to others and that peace that surpasses all understanding in our hearts will be felt by those around us. 💛
I hope you can experience this peace for yourself. The problems may not be taken away. The world may continue to be in commotion :(…But I promise that as you quiet your heart and mind, God will provide you with the same peace He has given me today. The peace that surpasses anything the world can offer! I am so grateful for the reminder of His love—for me and for all of us as His children. 💖 God wants us to radiate love and peace toward others, not use our precious time on this earth creating contention etc. Instead we want to create in our hearts and souls a resting place for His peace to dwell. To dwell within us, to dwell in our homes and in any place where we may be.
Let us protect the peace that our Creator gives us—not the fragile peace the world offers, but the eternal peace that comes only through knowing that we have God’s presence in our lives. 🤍
❤️ This week, our goal is to turn off the voices of the world and focus on listening to God’s voice.
So, take a moment to let Christ comfort your heavy heart. Let Him be the voice you listen to today. Let Him speak peace to your heart and mind. His Spirit may whisper softly, it’s not a loud voice but it will pierce your heart and guide you. Let Him tell you what you need to hear. Let Him forgive your mistakes and heal the places in your heart where love has been lacking.
Allow Him to bless you with strength and to be with you in your inner oasis. 💛 Let His love, His peace, and His blessings renew you.
Remember—God wants you present in this very moment, grateful for the breath that you have today. Ask Him to help you focus on the beauty of His creations, to strengthen your relationships, and to fill your heart, mind, and soul with peace, health, strength, and love. 💛 In return, you will be able to lift and bring light to others as well. 💞
I pray that your heart will be comforted today, as mine was. I pray that you will hear God’s words as He promises you His peace. Focus on the good, on your blessings, on how you can bless others and on guarding your inner peace through Christ as you strive to be the peacemaker He needs us to be. God knows what is in your heart, and He will help you as you come to Him. Take it one moment at a time. Find peace in this moment, right here and now. and continue to invite peace and to flow in it from one moment to the next. 💛
Tonight in class, we will release stress and strengthen ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. Our meditation will be focused on inner peace. Can’t wait to do this for ourselves. I hope you’ll join us and feel the difference. See you at 7pm! 💖🥰
This week I have felt impressed to think about wisdom. Every time I opened my scriptures this week, I read about wisdom. I love those moments when God speaks to us through His words and it feels like it’s exactly what we’re meant to hear.
As I thought about wisdom this week, I realized how easily influenced we are by the world around us. The world is constantly shouting and throwing its opinions at us. The “wisdom” of the world isn’t always the wisdom that comes from God. We become consumed by what we watch, read, and listen to. But is there always wisdom in that? Sadly, we tend to think that wisdom can only come from knowledgeable people, and we forget that we ourselves are fully capable of recognizing and receiving wisdom. The wisdom that God wants to provide is meant for each step of our lives.
The question is: are we willing to disconnect from our phones and distractions, and be willing to just stop, listen, and seek higher wisdom for our lives? Are we willing to hear what God has for us—and most importantly, are we willing to act on the impressions and inspiration we receive?
How amazing that we have a God who is willing to listen to us, to be our friend, and who is ready to help us. God truly wants each one of us to seek His wisdom and not the wisdom of the world. Think about how incredible it would feel to hear and feel God directly guiding YOU! ❤️
In Proverbs 4:1 He tells us: “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.”
In Proverbs 2:1–11 He tells us:
1 My son (or daughter), if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
God wants us to remember how important it is to gain wisdom and understanding for ourselves! He wants to provide and fill us with understanding during our challenges and difficulties, and to help us gain wisdom one step at a time.
As you think about your life today, take a moment to ponder where you’re “stepping.” Do you feel like you’re headed in the right direction? Do you need more light on your path? More wisdom? 🤍
Trust that God is ready to give you the wisdom you need. In James 1:5 He tells us: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
When we come to God and ask in faith, believing in Him, we will see that He does provide wisdom directly to us. We don’t need technology or the world to tell us what to do when our hearts can feel directly from God what is wise. Through wisdom we gain understanding, and through understanding we create the action necessary to go and do what God is telling us. ❤️
Our invitation for today is to seek wisdom directly from God. Set aside some time to go outside and be in nature for a moment. Breathe and be present. Turn the world off and turn your heart, mind, and soul to God in prayer and faith, asking Him to provide you with the wisdom you need for today or for your next step. Then just listen to the feelings of your heart. That peace and that love you’ll feel will come directly from Him. He will speak to your soul, and you’ll gain your own wisdom directly from God! How amazing is that?!?! Nothing in the world can bring more happiness than knowing there’s a God who LOVES YOU, IS LISTENING, and IS WILLING TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED. 💛
Hope you can make it to class tonight at 7:00pm to come together, release stress, strengthen ourselves, and have an amazing meditation focused on receiving wisdom. 🥰
Let’s do this! Love you all and hope to see you there!
Self-reliance is not just about standing on our own—It’s about standing with God and aligning our lives with His light so we can live with peace, strength, and purpose. 💛
The Savior taught that if we build on a firm foundation, “the winds and the floods” cannot shake us. That’s why we can’t to depend on people, things and situations “to be right” for us to “feel good.”
We have to strive to be emotionally self reliant. We’ve learned that the mind is like a garden: if we plant good seeds, we will reap peace, clarity, and abundance. Together, these truths show us that becoming self-reliant is a sacred journey of partnership with God and with our divine DNA.
Here are some steps that we can take today to grow stronger in these important areas of our lives. 💪🏼
🌿 Emotionally: Practice gratitude and compassion. Pause in moments of stress, breathe deeply, and remember that you are not your emotions—they’re like visitors, just passing by. They’re not your identity. Replace fear with faith and resentment with forgiveness. And like we talked about last week. Allow Christ to help you with your emotions and your thoughts. ❤️
💡 Mentally: Guard your thoughts as treasures. Feed your mind uplifting words, scriptures, and pure knowledge. As the Prophet Paul taught, “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Each positive thought is a step toward freedom. Listen to good things, watch good things. Keep your mind focused on gratitude, joy, & counting your blessings.
💪 Physically: Care for your body as a temple. Nourish it with wholesome food, move it daily, and rest it with intention. Strength in the body gives strength to the spirit as well. Don’t forget to find joy in the movement and the exercise that you bring to your body. Love your body and express gratitude for all of the amazing things it it does for you daily. 🫶🏼
🙏 Spiritually: Connect daily with God through prayer, meditation, and scripture. In stillness, listen for His voice. As we covenant with Him and live in harmony with eternal laws, He adds His power to our efforts. Remind yourself of your relationship with God! Know in your heart that HE LOVES YOU & WANTS THE BEST FOR YOU!! You can do all things through Christ and He will be with you from one moment to the next.
💰 Financially: We can focus more on living more simply, not comparing ourselves to other or the unrealistic expectations of the world around us. We can live in daily gratitude for what we have and we can take steps to avoid unnecessary debt, pay off what we can and save what we can as well. I once heard someone say, “abundance is not just about wealth—it is about using what we have with wisdom and generosity. God multiplies the offerings of a faithful heart.”
So, for today, let’s choose one small step in each area that we can strengthen and work on. We can choose to plant the good seed in our mind to have positive thoughts. We can choose to take the walk or come to class tonight. We can say the prayer with more intention. We can save the dollar. Or choose to be patient with others, write a kind thought. It’s in the small, steady actions that we take that we create a foundation of peace and freedom.
As we walk this path, we do not become self-reliant to be alone—we do it so we can lift others, serve with joy, and stand strong with God.
Hope that you can make it to class tonight and allow your body, mind and spirit to feel strengthened and renewed. Love you all and hope to see you tonight! 🥰💖
Every day, thoughts flow through our minds like a constant stream. Some are uplifting, while others weigh us down. We allow our minds to go back in the past to “re-live it” or we think about the future and about what may or may not happen. :/
Our thoughts take a lot of our mental energy, they take our time and influence how we feel and react daily. We often forget that we can actually choose what to think about. We forget to be HERE, right now, instead of allowing our minds to be stuck in past or future thinking. Instead, we can choose to focus on inviting what would be the best thought to have at this very moment. 💛
The scriptures remind us in: Proverbs 23:7, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he,” Our thoughts shape us! So, shouldn’t we try to make our thoughts the best they can be daily?
Philippians 2:5 also says: “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus”. The Savior invites us to turn to Him when negative or destructive thoughts cloud our hearts. He is the one who can help us replace those thoughts with light and peace. 💖
As much as we want to present and live in the present sometimes our minds just want to bring up all of these thoughts and we have to help ourselves through those moments. I actually had an opportunity to practice that this week. I’m thankful for the wisdom that I gained and I wanted to share it with you. I had a few negative thoughts that kept coming to my mind and I felt like all of these negative feelings would rush right back to my mind all over again 😖 I didn’t like what I was feeling. So, I decided to ask God to help me through it and to be with me during that thought. I asked God to guide me and to help move me away from the negative thoughts. I asked God to teach me instead what im meant to learn from that thought and to help me know what I should focus on instead.
As I was thinking about the Savior being with me during even to the point of seeing the Savior standing next to me in my thoughts…I notices that He was able to guide me to have way MORE LOVE and COMPASSION for myself and for those involved in the thoughts that I was having. I felt my feelings toward the people involved change from negative to now being compassionate, kind and to even extend LOVE to them! Only having God with me in my mind, helping me heal the situation internally was truly amazing and exactly what I needed. 🥲
How amazing that God was able to help me change what once was a negative thought, to now becoming a thought that allows me to have more forgiveness, kindness, compassion and even love for those involved and for myself. It’s something that happened in the past, but God is allowing me to HEAL the thoughts in my mind through compassion. & in healing the thoughts, I heal myself. This in turn allowed me to feel more peaceful and calm in the present moment. It reminded me that I can trust that God would help me even in ALL THINGS! Including in my internal struggles and in healing my thoughts, my mind and my heart. 💖
So, take a moment to think about a situation that you would like to fix in your mind. Take some deep breaths and allow God or The Savior Jesus Christ to come and be right there next to you in that thought. What would the Lord tell you about yourself and about the situation? Or what would He tell you about the person involved? What is the message God would want you to learn from this experience? and how can you walk away a better person after having had Christ be involved in this thought? How can He help you heal it? And instead turn it into a thought that is healed.
Doing this exercise allows you to then come back to the present feeling more peaceful and able to now invite more light into your heart and mind at this very moment. Now you can ask yourself “What does God want me to feel at this very moment?” 🤍 And juts stay there for a minute to really feel what comes to your mind and heart. Continue breathing until you feel fully at peace.
God wants us to remember that we are eternal beings with divine DNA flowing through us…We are pure at the core. When we pause and step back, we see that negative thoughts don’t define us; they are simply passing clouds. With awareness, we can choose not to feed them, but we can choose instead to either let them drift away from us or allow God to be present in that thought and to HELP US HEAL IT! ❤️
How amazing that we can do that for our own minds? The world around us doesn’t even think about this type of insight…..Only those of us who are working on ourselves will find the little bits of divine wisdom that God shares with us and I’m so thankful that God allowed me to have this inspiration that blessed me soooo much this week. I testify that He does provide abundantly for all of us. Enough to even heal our internal minds and thoughts & to make them better for us. 🥹 He truly is a healer and we don’t have to be attached to our negative thoughts.
Like a muscle, 💪🏼 we can train our minds and thoughts to be better and more aligned to love, peace, compassion, gratitude and all that is good and that comes from our creator. ♥️
So, let’s make it our practice this week. Instead of getting stuck in thoughts of “I’m not enough, or negative thoughts,” We will choose to shift to “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). Instead of thinking “This situation will never change,” we can reframe it to “God can work miracles, even in small ways, in His time.”
We need to TRUST IN GOD! & in the spirit that leads us to do good! The spirit of Christ whispers truth and peace when we align our thoughts with God: John 14:27 sayas “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid..”
As we invite Christ into our inner dialogue, He doesn’t just silence the darkness—He replaces it with His light, with hope, with peace, with His LOVE and with the reminder of who we really are: beloved children of God.🥹❤️
✨ Here’s a Simple Practice/Goal for us this week.
• When a negative thought arises, pause.
• Breathe and say, “Christ, be with me here.”
• Reframe the thought into one rooted in truth, love, compassion, peace and possibility.
• Let gratitude fill the space where fear or judgment once lived. And allow God to bring to your mind the best thought to have at this very moment.
With time, we learn that we don’t have to battle our thoughts alone. Christ walks with us, transforming heaviness into peace, fear into faith, and doubt into love.❤️
Can’t wait to see you tonight at 7pm! To not only release stress but to also do something amazing for our Body, Mind and Spirit. 🥹💖 Please invite anyone who you think would benefit from this class. Tonight our meditation will be all about changing those negative thoughts into positive thoughts instead. 💪🏼 🥰💛
I’ve been thinking a lot about how we sometimes get stuck on having the same thoughts and the same patterns and how we do the same things over and over. We seem to hold on to stories, grudges and pains for years and years.
We don’t question things, we just believe the thoughts that we have created about our situations and we continue to hold on to pain, dissatisfaction, disappointments, judgments etc. Unfortunately, we continue to choose to carry the pain, hurt and negative thoughts and feelings throughout our days and years.
Many of us experience different challenges and circumstances. Maybe we have physical struggles, financial challenges, the loss of loved ones, stress, relationships, marriages or people that are difficult, we can struggle with addictions or negative self talk etc…These are some examples of circumstances that we may experience throughout our lives. We may have unmet goals and dreams that haven’t happened yet or that maybe never happened. But WHY DO WE CHOOSE TO HOLD ON TO THE PAINFUL THOUGHTS?
We seem to want to wait for our “Golden Ticket” because we think that it will make us happy when we have “blank”…But we forget that happiness is a choice and we can choose to be happy today, even in this very moment. There’s no need to wait for the ideal life, situation or relationship to be perfect for us to feel at peace. The truth is that we will never have things working just the way we want in all of the areas of our lives. We need to be able to adapt to whatever is happening and to RISE ABOVE OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
Take a moment to think about some of the negative stories you have told yourself over the years. Question those thoughts for a minute to see if these stories or thoughts have been helpful to you in any way at all.
I believe that most of us can recognize that those negative thoughts and stories have not been fun to carry for days, months or years. So, what are some things that we can do to overcome and rewire our thoughts a little better to be a little bit more elevated and to rise above the circumstances that we have had to experience.
As you read this, I invite you to create a stronger desire in your heart, mind and soul to ELEVATE your thoughts to a higher level. One that is more connected to your soul and to your divine creator who is the Father of your soul.
Think for a moment about what God would tell you if you shared these thoughts with him? I believe that the first thing He would tell you is that HE LOVES YOU!!! ❤️ He sees you & loves your efforts in all that you do to try to become a better version of yourself. He would tell you to not be fearful but to only BELIEVE IN HIM TO HELP YOU OVERCOME THESE THOUGHTS & FEELINGS. He would remind you that you CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS YOU. & with His help and your desire to LET GO of the negativity that sneaks into your life, you will be better able to overcome this one day at a time.
Praying and asking God to help us overcome these negative thoughts, allows us to turn our attention away from ourselves and to allow divine healing to come into our minds and hearts . Handing things over to God is the biggest thing that we can do for ourselves. so practice daily prayer and share your thoughts with your creator who is ready to help you overcome any negativity in your life .
We can also take advantage to create opportunities for us to slow down our minds, by breathing deeply, closing our eyes, and allowing ourselves to relax . We can invite peace to surround us and to cover us. Even to the point that we choose to hold onto peace rather than negativity. When we can remind ourselves that we get to choose between negativity or peace. We can CHOOSE to hold onto peace. That is an amazing gift that we give to ourselves and that allows us to elevate ourselves to a better and higher place.
We can also create an opportunities to be mindful and present in this moment. Allowing ourselves to enjoy what we see, what we hear, what we smell, taste or touch. Bringing our attention to the present often helps us to CLEAR our minds of the thoughts. Practicing this allows us to be more present, centered and connected to divine wisdom that can help and inspire us. Allowing for a moment of breathing and quietness also might inspiration to flow into our minds as to ways in which God can inspire us to overcome whatever we may be going through at the time.
We can then take a moment to journal our thoughts and write down the inspiration that comes. This will also help us to process our emotions better. Journaling can help us gain new insights and allow us to know ourselves better and to be able to recognize what are some of the things that we can let go of or work on.
Next, is Physical Activity. Exercise has been proven to help us improve our mood and thoughts. Notice how much happier you feel after exercising. This is all fuel for our brain and thoughts as well. So, choose a daily activity that you can do and notice how much happier you feel.
Another important practice to help our thoughts is daily GRATITUDE. The moment you start comparing yourself to others, choose to be grateful for what you have instead. Turn your attention away from comparison and start counting as many blessings as you can. Gratitude is a powerful tool to overcome negative thoughts.
If some of your negative thoughts have to do with the way that you speak about yourself . Then, try practicing a few Positive Affirmations per day. Choose to fight that negative self talk with positive words and affirmations that can help shift our mindset. Even if you don’t believe the affirmation that you’re saying about yourself, just continue practicing it until your brain understands understand that you want to be more positive about the way that you speak to yourself .
And if you can say those affirmations aloud, then that’s even better! It may seem weird to talk to ourselves aloud 🤷🏻♀️ haha but when we’re trying to rewire new pathways in our brain, we need to be intentional about the way that we speak to ourselves.
Remember to be compassionate, loving, forgiving and kind to yourself. ❤️ Think about how you would speak to a friend if they shared those negative thoughts with you, or think about how you would speak to yourself, if that thought inside you came from “little 4 year old you” practice that level of kindness when you’re speaking to yourself. Choose to regularly remind yourself of your strengths, positive qualities, to believe in yourself and in the love that God has for you and the love that you want to have for yourself.
Another important aspect of our thoughts is our relationships with others and how we can experience difficult relationships throughout our lives. One of the best ways for us to elevate ourselves in this area is to make a conscious effort to genuinely want to forgive and let go of the past. Reminding ourselves that it is a gift for US when we let go of the pain that we have held onto for years.
People may hurt us or not necessarily be the way “I would like” But we can also choose to be grateful for those people and those opportunities that we encounter. They’re definitely not fun situations but we can choose to view them differently. As a way to teach and polish us & to be better. These are opportunities for us to learn HOW WE WANT TO REACT TO OUR SITUATIONS.
Like my friend told me one time, “the pearl doesn’t become the pearl without the irritation that the sand creates inside it” So, take the opportunities and difficulties and allow yourself to become the pearl. Learning form the (irritating) situations that come into your life and elevating your thoughts to no longer want things to be “eye for an eye” but to rise to a higher level where you no longer have bad feelings toward those who “hurt us or don’t act the way we would want” but instead you’re able to cleanse your heart, let go, burry the past and reach a more Christlike level where we feel TRUE CHRISTLIKE LOVE FOR ALL OF HIS CHILDREN. Regardless of what they do or not do. So, choose to elevate yourself to a new level of forgiveness. Letting go and choosing love instead. Burry the pain, the disappointments, judgements or dissatisfactions and CHOOSE CHRISTLIKE LOVE INSTEAD.
Think about what God would tell you about those thoughts or negative people or situations. Really, see it in your mind as you let go and burry the pains of negative thoughts and self talk that you’ve created or carried throughout the years. Allow yourself to see yourself in the presence of your creator, giving him all of your pain, your grudges, and all of your negative self talk. And instead, allow yourself to feel the peace of having a Savior who takes IT ALL FROM YOU. Where you truly feel that you can let go of it all and instead be completely covered in Gods love and peace.
The purpose of this message is for us to choose to ELEVATE ourselves to a higher level. Our whole reason for being here on this earth is to PREPARE TO MEET GOD. That day will come sooner or later, and each day that passes just means we’re getting closer to that day. So, why not try to rise above the things that bring negativity into our lives. Why not let go of the competitiveness, comparison and negativity of this world. Why not let go of the distractions a little more and elevate ourselves spiritually, physically and mentally instead. Why not choose to focus on bringing in all of the positive and peaceful energy into our lives. To focus more and MORE ON JOY & GRATITUDE. To give MORE LOVE. To spend more of our energy and thoughts in nature, hobbies, making memories with family and loved ones and finding opportunities to serve and help others. 🫶🏼
So, here’s the reason why we practice meditation every Thursday night in class. Is to help us train our minds to slow down more often. So that when the negative thoughts arise, we know some of the things that we can do to help us calm down, relax, and bring our attention to the present moment. The more that we practice quieting our minds, feeling gratitude, breathing, replacing negative thoughts with positive affirmations and inviting more love and peace into our lives. The more we practice, the better we will be able to handle the difficult situations that arise. & we will be better able to acknowledge and recognize the thoughts that don’t serve us.
So, choose to ELEVATE YOURSELF TODAY IN MIND, BODY, & SPIRIT. Choose a higher level of viewing the world around you and your circumstances. It is all in within you. You are surrounded by divine light and the divine light is not only around you but within you. There is so much untapped divine light within us that we need to try to awaken more of that 💛 within ourselves. So that we may flow in more peace, gratitude and love each day and truly have a strong desire to be humbly elevated in Gods way so that we mash choose better thoughts, words, and actions.
CLASS IS CANCELLED TONIGHT but we’ll resume again next week. Our goal for this week is to choose an area where we want to ELEVATE ourselves. Elevate our thoughts, words, and actions and to be more aligned with God. Please know that I’m here for you if you want to tell me about your experiences. 🥹🫶🏼
Love you all & let’s do our best to care for ourselves, physically, mentally and spiritually. Hugs & can’t wait to see you all next week! 🥰💖🙏🏼
This week I challenged myself to memorize this scripture im Alma 37:37 which says; “Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day.”
As I’ve been meditating on this scripture this week, I’ve had some realizations that are helping me gain new insights. One of those, is that I realized that I don’t counsel enough with the Lord. Sometimes our prayers are so repetitive, we tend to ask for things and we forget to counsel or to listen to what God is trying to communicate to us. The word counsel, reminds me that when we counsel with someone, we come to them because they’re wise and they have insights that we do not have.
So, I’m trying to make it my goal to be more intentional about coming to God and to counsel with him in all my doings. As I practiced/tested this out at the beginning of the week, there was one day when I was really overwhelmed. As I made it a point to set some time aside to speak to God and to invite his presence to be with me. I found myself just breathing and waiting for an answer. When all of a sudden, I felt completely covered in peace. It was hard to believe that I had sat down a few minutes earlier completely overwhelmed and as I pondered and prayed, God completely filled my heart, mind and soul with peace. My circumstances hadn’t changed, I still had the same amount of pressures and things going on. But, God covered me in peace and that was exactly the type of counsel that my heart and soul needed.
It was amazing to me that I was able to then walk away feeling peaceful, calm and relaxed. It’s almost as if God told me to not worry about the little things…a lot of these things are just temporary & there are bigger and greater things to focus on and to think about. So, I felt completely different about my “stress”, I felt way more relaxed and peaceful. & that wouldn’t have happened, had I not taken a moment to come to Him and counseled with Him. My day ended up being so much better than the way it had started. I’m thankful for what I learned from that experience.
Another thing that stood out to me, is that I have to TRUST that He will hear me and answer me. God wanted me to show him that I TRUSTED IN HIM enough to come to Him & to counsel with Him. He let me know that He hears even the smallest prayers, and that as I trust him, read his words, come to him and do my part to hear him, ALL WILL BE OK. 💛 This was an amazing experience for me and an example of the importance of counseling with God, & also of the importance of doing my part in the process as well.
When we come to God and counsel with him in all our doings, He promises that HE WILL DIRECT US FOR GOOD. & what better promise can we have than from God? We canTRUST HIM that He will speak to our heart and mind. That he will give us wisdom to handle whatever situation we may be facing whether big or small. And that He will direct us for good. He is a loving God and wants to be here to help us through it ALL. To counsel us and to guide us.
From our part, we can show him that we’re willing to be PROACTIVE and to do our best to exercise our own wisdom as we continue to learn of him, to invite Him to be with us in all that we do. Even hour by hour we can ask for His help and counsel to know what to do and how to react to this person, challenge or situation in this very moment.
Finally, at the end of that scripture, it talks about letting our hearts be full of thanks unto God. Gratitude is one of those things that will allow us to strengthen our relationship with God. Gratitude is a vibration or an energy that we radiate. There are lower vibrations of energy, such as stress, anxiety, frustration, comparison, competition, complaining, criticism, etc. but when we focus on gratitude, our vibration rises, gratitude reduces those lower vibrations, and it instead allows us to feel more Joyful and peaceful. It can actually shift circuits in our brain in the direction of feeling a better sense of well-being, more grounded, less fear etc.
Gratitude is powerful and healing. Gratitude is acceptance. Even to the point that we can accept things, people and situations as they are. Gratitude is healing. & that higher vibration will allow us to radiate that to others and to receive counsel from the Lord with a grateful and humble heart.
So, I invite you to counsel with the Lord this week in all that you do. I pray that you will experience for yourself how amazing God is when we truly make it a point to seek Him and to do what he would want us to do in all of our circumstances.
If there’s something that you want to share with me, please message me. I love hearing about your amazing God moments. 🫶🏼🥰
Our physical goal for the week to choose healthier meals and to walk or exercise daily. Also take a moment to express gratitude for your body and the gift that it is to have it and to create a stronger desire within you to want to take care of it. 💖
Hope that you can make it to class tonight at 7pm We’re gonna dance away our tensions or stress & focus instead on strengthening our body, mind and spirit. & ending with an amazing and relaxing meditation that will leave us feeling peaceful, positive and uplifted. 🥰 Love you all and hope to see you there! ❤️
We live in a world overflowing with noise. Notifications buzz, screens glow late into the night, terrible news and opinions—mostly negative—shout from every direction. It’s easy to feel like we’re drowning in distraction, addiction, and emotional clutter.
This week I had a day where I noticed I was on my phone way too much. I was scrolling the news and spending way more time watching all of the terrible things that are happening. I felt terrible after seeing all that. It didn’t uplift me at all! Instead I felt stressed anxious and negative.
So, I decided to say a little prayer and ask God to help me disconnect from the negative feelings and allow me instead to focus on the good, on all that is uplifting and on what allows me to be present and in this moment. I realized after that prayer that God always gives us hope and the opportunity to choose and change for ourselves. He wants us to recognize the deceptive ways in which the enemy traps us into feeling miserable like himself and He wants us to recognize the power that we have as children of God to reject the negative, push it out of the way and invite the good into our hearts and minds instead. 💛
We are not powerless in this digital storm. In fact, we can choose to rise above it. We can train our minds, discipline our hearts, and become clean vessels for God’s light and love.
The Savior taught, “Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven… For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:20–21). In a world addicted to instant gratification, we’re reminded to treasure up wisdom—not fleeting entertainment. President Russell M. Nelson has invited us to “hear Him” in the midst of the chaos. But to truly hear Him, our hearts must be quiet, our minds still, and our spirit open.
We have to remember that our mind is like a garden. What we plant is what will grow.” If we constantly plant fear, gossip, comparison, or anger through what we watch and hear, our inner world mirrors that. But when we plant peace, gratitude, spiritual knowledge, and truth, we grow into strong, beautiful souls—anchored in the divine.
I also love the analogy of a clear cup. In mindfulness we practice that every morning we get to fill our empty vessel with what we choose. Do we want to fill it with murky water or trash? Or do we want to fill it with light and clean water? Meaning that we watch, listen to, read etc. Are all ways in which we fill our cup either with good or bad. The choice is always ours. We are the vessel and we fill ourselves with what we choose and its consequences. So, in a world that’s becoming darker 🙁 we can choose to be like the sun! ☀️ and to light up ourselves daily with our choices, the way we spend our time and what we choose to watch, listen to and do. 💛
✨ So how do we become clean vessels in a world full of clutter?
Here are a few simple practices:
1 Choose what you consume. Instead of waking up to your phone, wake up to a scripture, a devotional, or a silent prayer. Start the day feeding your spirit, not your scroll.
2 Protect your mind like a sacred space. Turn off toxic content. Listen to uplifting music. Read something that teaches truth. Fill your ears and eyes with words that build, not break.
3 Treasure wisdom in your heart. Like Mary, who “kept all these things and pondered them in her heart” (Luke 2:19), we can reflect deeply on truth. Pondering creates roots; roots keep us grounded.
4 Make your body and soul a temple. The Spirit dwells in clean vessels. Not perfect ones, but willing ones. As we let go of distractions, we invite clarity, purity, and power from above.
5 Practice soul-consciousness. Remind yourself that we are not just our bodies—we are eternal souls, children of God. Remembering this truth helps us rise above worldly traps and return to our divine nature. Thinking higher and Celestial can help us get through anything that we may be experiencing. ❤️
💛 Remind yourself that you were created for light. When the enemy wants to keep us distracted, fearful, depressed and trapped. We can remind ourselves that God speaks differently. In His words we read that His eyes are upon us. That He is with us in our midst even when we can’t see Him. That He will lift us, send angels to help us and strengthen us. Most importantly, we learn and know that HE LOVES US & truly wants to help us no matter what!
We were never meant to be enslaved by our screens, or buried under the weight of constant comparison. Remind yourself today by saying “I am a divine child of God, and He is calling me to rise.” When I choose to let go of the world’s noise and fill my heart with light, I make space for the Spirit to guide, comfort, and teach me. I become a vessel of love. Of peace and of power.”
Let’s be intentional with what we allow into our minds and hearts. Let’s be still long enough to hear Him whisper truth. Let’s treasure up wisdom, walk in love, and shine in this darkened world. That’s our goal for the week. So, turn off your distractions and fill yourself whether that is your inner vessel or the garden of your mind with love, light, truth, peace and strength. Because when we are full of light, the darkness cannot remain.💛
Hope that you can make it tonight at 7 for an amazing class that will not only help you get rid of stress but also allow you get stronger physically, mentally and spiritually. 💪🏼🥰 Invite whoever you think would benefit from this class. Love you all and have an amazing rest of your day filling your mind and heart with wisdom and goodness. 💛
