After opening gifts Christmas morning it was hard to imagine that anything could beat my new socks, but this kid did it. I am so grateful for my little brother, Cade, and his choice to serve a mission in Chile! I love hearing from him each week. He's still normal, thank goodness. Christmas is such a fun time of year and I love spending it with my family, even if it is via Skype.
I found this blank page titled "Confidence" in my drafts tonight. What was I thinking about when I started writing and quit after the title? No idea. But you know what? Confidence is key. It will get you places. Nothing is less attractive than a lack of confidence, whether it be a boy or girl. It's hard to be friends with people when they don't have confidence. I think that the two biggest acts that radiate confidence are:
1. Eye contact. Nothing makes a conversation more uncomfortable than if they other person cannot look you in they eye. BE GENUINE.
2. Saying things simply to say them, and not repeating them to be heard. I never can quite explain this one, but it's what I look for in people. My favorite people are those who say a joke once, no matter if it's heard. If I hear someone repeat their joke/comment two + times because they didn't receive the reaction they hoped for....I ignore it. Rude? SORRY! You don't need social validation for everything you do though! So I won't give it to you. I'm mean :/
(No really I try way hard to always be nice.)
So yeah, confidence.
And here's a quote from my fridge.
"Sisters, wherever you are, whatever your circumstances my be, you are not forgotten. No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you. In fact, He loves you with an infinite love. Just think of it: You are known and remembered by the most majestic, powerful, and glorious Being in the universe! You are loved by the King of infinite space and everlasting time!"
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf
(bold and large fonts are as they are printed from my ward's compassionate service committee, this quote has not been altered by the blogger)
