Unhappiness Does Not Equal Failure

Our society is so strange.  We try to be positive on social media to block out the all the negativity in this world.  Well a lot of the time this leads to only posting about happy things. I am the worst when it comes to this. I only post when I am happy. On twitter if I ever want to tweet something negative I go find an uplifting quote to put on instead which I don't think it is necessarily a bad thing but I fear that I come off as "fake" on social media because sometimes I don't post what I am actually feeling. But I will continue to do my best to walk the fine line of being real but positive on the social medias.

I have this problem and I'm sure others do too. I feel when I am unhappy I am failing. I have always been told that this life is meant for us to have joy, which it is. but we may not be joyful all the time and that's okay. About a month ago, I was feeling so sad, upset and I felt like I was no longer in control of my emotions. I couldn't cheer myself up and I was feeling as if I was not doing what I needed to be doing because I could not find happiness in a certain situation. I found myself praying for help because no one likes to feel sad and I got the most amazing prompting that came in a simple sentence. Unhappiness does not make you a failure. We can be sad or angry and still be on the right track. In fact we need to feel other emotions besides happiness and joy to fully understand this life. Opposition is necessary. (I know I talk about that all the time, and I will continue to do so.)

If you are finding yourself to be unhappy more than you feel you should be. Seek help and guidance. I know that Heavenly Father can provide both of those things for everyone. Whether or not you are a member of any church, you can ask Him for help. He is mindful of every single person at every single second of every single day. You are not failing. Falling, messing up, or even sinning does not make you a failure. I promise. You are loved, you always have been and always will be. Your happiness matters and I pray your life includes more happy times than anything else but if it doesn't, you are not failing and there are ways for you to find that joy and happiness again. Keep doing the things you should be doing and it will lead you to Christ which brings true happiness and true joy.

(found this on pinterest today and thought it was perfect! I love Elder Holland!!)

2016

It is so weird how a year's length feels shorter as the years go by. When I was little a year seemed so far away and now its just like "oh and in a few years I'll be doing....". Let's talk about when people are dating and if they have been dating for over a year its considered "a while". But when they get married and if they haven't been married for at least 5 years they are considered newly weds.

Anyways, I'll get back to my post. 2016 was pretty eventful and a milestone year for me. The first five months of the year I spent them in school, high school, doing what I always did the second half of the school year. Playing basketball and then on to softball. My senior softball season was awesome and I had so much fun. My nephew was born, and he is seriously the cutest person alive. Then somehow I found myself ending my high school life at graduation. Boy, was that weird. Then I went on a road trip of a life time with three of my friends and had the best time.  This summer was so different compared to all the summers I have experienced. I didn't have a single tournament. It was kind of sad but it was nice to be able to relax and spend time with my family and friends. I dreaded the ending to an awesome summer. I was having so much fun with little responsibility and everything was going exactly how I wanted it to. Starting college was a step in my life I always knew I was going to do but it scared me so badly. Well, I put my big girl pants on and went to school and it wasn't so bad. My fall went like this: got to school, go to work, go home, repeat. It got pretty tiring but it wasn't so bad and I have a really awesome job.

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Overall 2016 was pretty great but that definitely does not mean it was easy. There were times of extreme happiness and some times of extreme sadness. With every day and trial that comes and goes I am more and more thankful for the gospel and my family. There is no way I could go through the years and not go to my knees and ask my Father in Heaven for guidance or help. I can think of specific times where I asked God to show me His love for me and little things would happen. I would notice how beautiful the sun is, my mom would make me breakfast or dinner, or a friend would text me and check in on me. Not one time has my Father in heaven failed me. As time goes by my testimony grows more and more, I appreciate the things that are most important in life. I am so thankful for those who were apart of my 2016. Every person in my life has taught me something about life. I want every person reading this to know that God lives and He loves you and He will help you through anything you are going through.