Lessons from The Incredible Mr. Thicke

So I was just talking to my thuper (haha) amazing friend, Ch-ch-ch-Chelsea, and we were talking about a situation she was having trying to not hate on someone who may be hating on her. I was trying to give her some perspective as to being the bigger person and not stooping to the level of that person. It's easy for us to complain, hate, and moan about what people who don't know us or who do sometimes say behind our back. We've all done it in some for or fashion to another and I believe bad karma comes back to haunt us when we hear someone do the same thing towards us.

We have to be the bigger person in life, we have to let the sun shine, and not create the clouds. I know we all have those days where we just can't seem to do anything right or everything goes wrong, believe me I've been Debbie Downer lately, and I want to be the old Clayton who was always happy no matter what.

As I was talking with Chelsea, I said something to the effect that everybody is looking for their balance and happiness in life. Everyone has been made different and happiness is achieved in various ways. I was watching a Robin Thicke interview last night on YouTube and he said why his music is different from others is because its his, not yours, or mine, - we all have been given gifts to make this world a better, happier place. So what he creates is from other inspiration that could have come from you or me, but what inspires him allows him to create whats his.

So as I think about that and talking with Chelsea, I thought we shouldn't judge others if we do not know them and most of the time if we do. We can do what we can to provide happiness from what we create and create a world around us which if we train our minds and hearts to keep the sun shining even in storms or a few passing clouds, then we can always be spreading that happiness and postivity to others.

Recapturing My Magic

I need to recapture the magic of who I am

I need to get back to Clayton who lives life to the fullest

I've got to get back to meeting people which was the center of my universe

I need to balance my life from what I have to do with the things that made me smile

I need to be happy, laugh, smile, and inspire

I used to be excited about the day and enjoy life even when the clouds came, and the last little bit I haven't

The magic of being able to know who I am and make others happy

I need to recapture the magic of who Clayton Andrew Ashcraft really is

Liken The Scriptures - (Not Biting Kyle's Style)

My friend, Kyle Aldous, is doing a wordpress blog which everyday, or when he updates his blog, he will liken the scriptures to events happening in his life. I have regularly followed Kyle for the past few weeks and past blog posts. All I can say is I'm really impressed how he bringing the scriptures words in his life and comparing them to things that are happening. It's really admirable and I've definitely been impressed to do things similar in my life. I may not be blogging it everyday but I am definitely looking at what I read everyday and trying to apply somehow in my life.

One of the things I've been terrible at writing in my journal everyday but being able to get on here and share whats going on in my life has been a lot easier. I've found a lot of inspiration through other friends blogs both in the Church and outside the Church. I believe the words we say, write, hear, and things we do will echoe in eternity, so eventhough we cant take things with us to the next life, these words I'll be able to go back on in this life and the next.

I'm going to try my best at the end of everyday to analyze what happened and where in the scriptures I can find something similar to my situation. My life right now, I feel like I need to stabilize it and be grounded a little bit more. I think the last few months I've put too much stress on myself in so many different ways and I need to step back maybe get to the basics again while moving forward.

At these points of my life where things get crazy, I like to run away and just not deal with the stress in its face! Maybe thats another fear I have to face, is not run when something doesnt go my way- say a potential relationship, work not going as well as I'd like, or when school is just boring. So I guess rather than relying so much on moving through this world like a rolling stone, I need to put my trust in the Lord that as I do what I need too, he will help me bear the stresses I come upon! A HA MOMENT!

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