Tagged with "Self Improvement"
Advice I'd Give My 21-Year-Old Self
We all know that when we’re older, hindsight is 20/20. What things do you wish you had known when you were younger? Enjoy these gems of hard-won wisdom from some of our readers. Only care about what the Lord thinks and not other people. Everything else just seems to fall into place when that is...
What counts at age 86
MR says: This LDS woman reflects on life in her old age and what's really important now that she's done and seen it all. I absolutely love it. The older I get the more I realize that what really matters at any age is relationships. I like to think of them as being horizontally to the human and vertically to...
Stop the Digital from Dominating Your Life
You may have 400 friends on Facebook or 200 followers on Twitter, but how many of those people do you actually interact with outside the virtual world? Church leaders have warned us to avoid the kind of digital immersion that prevents us from enjoying person-to-person communication, but we have...
Top 10 New Year's resolutions for a healthier life, part 1
The start of a new year brings with it a plethora of good intentions for all of us. Here are my top 10 New Year's resolutions for the coming year! 1. Eat breakfast like a king/queen, lunch like a prince/princess and dinner like a beggar For too many years I did the exact opposite. Finding...
Readiness Resolve
The New Year is right around the corner; discover a new type of resolution, a resolve to be ready! If you are like me, the New Year is bittersweet. There is something invigorating about starting off with a clean slate and creating a set of new ideas for running your life. Then there is the down...
Day 8: Pamper Yourself
Relieve a little holiday stress with these pampering ideas. (For all other days, click here.) "The time to relax is when you don't have time for it." ~Attributed to both Jim Goodwin and Sydney J. Harris...
Relieve Your Holiday Stress
Tips for a (mostly) stress-free holiday season! Christmas is known as a time of peace...and shopping lists, extended family, and kids home from school. Ever feel like you need a vacation from all the Christmas vacation? Here are some tips to help relieve a little holiday stress. 1. Be selective...
Overcoming Shyness
We see indications of it all the time in children—nervousness in front of new people and even fear in public situations. Helping children overcome this tendency before it becomes a handicap simply requires patience and understanding. It’s Sunday and you’re in Primary to help your child with...
10 Phrases that Prevent Arguments
How many times have you tried to offer someone advice, asked for help, or simply began a friendly conversation, only to have the interaction turn into an argument neither of you anticipated? Here are ten phrases to help keep everyone comfortable. Many contentions between family, friends, and...
Defending the Family
I've found the answer to many questions in the Book of Mormon. Captain Moroni prepared the minds of the people to be faithful, and then fortified their weakest places. As a soldier defending home and family, I need to follow the same, strategic plan. When I was a young girl, my favorite song was...
Mommy Knows Best
I recently saw a T-shirt that read, "My mother is a travel agent—she specializes in guilt trips." Don’t we all? We mothers make such good travel agents because we’ve been on so many of those trips ourselves. Every morning offers dozens of reasons to feel guilty. I feel guilty when...
Teaching Children Effective Social Skills
Every parent wants their children to grow up to be productive, happy adults. But what makes people happy? More than any other single factor, happiness comes from an ability to get along with other people. Happy people are those who have close, warm relationships with a significant number of others....
Staying Connected
We all inevitably experience joy and sorrow. What we choose to do next is up to us. In his classic The Great Divorce, a story about the separation of Heaven and Hell, C.S. Lewis describes the journey of a person taking a bus trip to visit Heaven. The traveler asks his guide why such a large...
Exercising Through the Holidays
During a busy time like the holidays, we all tend to neglect our health. Being in top physical condition can help you manage the demands of a season that is full of activity—and stress. Stay in tip-top shape for handling the load that the holidays can bring. Wouldn’t it be great to enjoy the...
A Personal Quest: Lachoneus, Relief Society, and Me
A lot of what Lachoneus taught his people we are being taught now, in sources such as the Relief Society Declaration... so we are first directed to "increase our testimonies of Jesus Christ through prayer and scripture study." ... "seek spiritual strength," as we should do "by following the promptings of the Holy Ghost...."
Home
Advertise
About Us
Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Subscribe
©2012 LDS Living, A Division of Deseret Book Company.