by Ali C | Dec 18, 2007 | Finding Happiness
I have the privilege of working with young women between the ages of twelve and eighteen. They are amazing and wise beyond their years. I wish I’d known what they seem to know already, especially when it comes to chastity. These young women know that intimate...
by Ali C | Dec 17, 2007 | Finding Happiness
Abraham Lincoln said, “Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be” (in John Cook, comp., The Book of Positive Quotations [1997], 7.) Have you made up your mind to be happy? Or do you figure you’ll only be happy when you finally graduate, get...
by Ali C | Dec 13, 2007 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
Doing good, doing right, brings happiness. Conversely, doing evil, doing wrong, sweeps us down into the pit of despair. Even people who don’t know about Jesus and His teachings would likely agree to the truthfulness of these statements. When have you been on a...
by Ali C | Dec 11, 2007 | Finding Happiness
Holding resentment and anger toward another festers in your heart and chokes out what happy seeds you may try to plant there. As long as you have bitter feelings for another, you cannot be truly happy. Likewise, when you feel shame or guilt for your own actions,...
by Ali C | Dec 11, 2007 | Finding Happiness
My husband and I had several conversations over the weekend about our holiday plans. Because his mother’s health is quite poor, she and my father-in-law won’t be joining us for Christmas like they have the past several years. And because they love their parents and...
