Free Days

Well, I had an interesting thought the other day. I think we should have free days from the adversary. Sort of like a homework pass. You earn up bonus points for being obedient and then once a quarter or maybe once a year you earn a No Adversary Day. Where you can feel peace, not feel bad about yourself, not think about things that cause you to stress or feel pain. A free day, for those days when you feel like you just can’t take one more step into the fog. You just want to sit down and take it easy physically and mentally. A day where you aren’t getting pounded by the adversary. And then I think of Emma Smith who was pounded daily, multiple times and still supported her husband/family and the church and literally gave all she had everyday. Ok I can go on with the little trials that I face...it’s all about perspective. :) Emma probably wanted a No Adversary Hour and I am asking for an entire day...how greedy is that! (If you click on Emma's name there is a website talking about who she was and her life)

This goes right along with the “I want a free day from my physical life” day. But perhaps I only need that one once every 8 years or so. I have only really wanted that 2 times since my accident that I can think of and that was 13 years ago. Sometimes I just want to go swing dancing and practice the Charleston with cute guys. :-) Or go outside on a beautiful spring day for a picnic, walking barefoot on the cool grass, hearing the crunch as I walk around feeling the strands of grass between my toes. Or perhaps taking a day hike while camping! And having your legs and feet so warn out that you feel like you just can’t take another step, only to finally come upon that long awaited magnificent waterfall or a breath taking lookout. Then at night returning to the campsite where a bon fire is waiting (I don’t want to have to make it myself, haha) surrounded by fun peeps and all the fixings for smores! I might even want to get a slip n slide and fill up water balloons and have a water fight…I would be the only one with the water balloons of course and plan a surprise attack on my good friends and family. haha

Well it is what it is and neither of these are going to come true until we leave this earth…well perhaps spending the day in the Temple would be the closest to a “no adversary” day on earth…but for now. I am very grateful things are the way they are. And I know that I don’t need these days in order to be truly happy, I am happy with who I am, but they did make me smile as I thought about them. :-) Sometimes it is just fun to use your imagination, and good to be reminded...it’s all about perspective!