"So many people today are waiting for their own golden ticket—the ticket that they believe holds the key to the happiness they have always dreamed about. For some, the golden ticket may be a perfect marriage; for others, a magazine-cover home or perhaps freedom from stress or worry.
There is nothing wrong with righteous yearnings—we hope and seek after things that are “virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy.” The problem comes when we put our happiness on hold as we wait for some future event—our golden ticket—to appear.
...The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments. They are the ones who, thread by daily thread, weave a tapestry of gratitude and wonder throughout their lives. These are they who are truly happy."
~Dieter F. Uchtdorf~
I loved this talk and listen to it probably once a week or so, just to remind myself that my big blessing is life as I live it daily and what I take from the moments that I live.
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There is so much to glean from it. And not just little things....but REALLY TRUE DEEP TRUTHS.
Truly inspired...and beautifully delivered. The Lord was definitely behind this one.
My latest "golden ticket" was "when all the kids are in school all day". It is nice to have them all gone for half the day, but it certainly isn't what I've imagined it would be.
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