Where have all the downtimes gone...?

Why I Returned My iPad - Peter Bregman - Harvard Business Review

not really a bash on the iPad - more about actually having some "downtime" in life

here's some clips - read the full article if you'd like...

The brilliance of the iPad is that it's the anytime-anywhere computer. On
the subway. In the hall waiting for the elevator. In a car on the way to the
airport. Any free moment becomes a potential iPad moment.

So why is this a problem? It sounds like I was super-productive. Every
extra minute, I was either producing or consuming.

But something — more than just sleep, though that's critical too — is lost
in the busyness. Something too valuable to lose.

Boredom.

To lose those moments, to replace them with tasks and efficiency, is a
mistake. What's worse is that we don't just lose them. We actively throw them
away.

it'll get better

loved this

What's your Motivation?

Alma 43:45
Nevertheless, the Nephites were inspired by a better cause, for they were not fighting for monarchy nor power but they were fighting for their homes and their liberties, their wives and their children, and their all, yea, for their rites of worship and their church.

Doing the Best

This was on our program today at church.

"If we are doing the best we can, we should not become discouraged. When we fall short, as we do, or stumble, which we might, there is always the remedy of repentance and forgiveness."
Boyd K. Packer, Ensign, Nov 2006


A good reminder to all of us who beat up on ourselves when we really are doing our best!

Trust in the Lord

This is one of my favorite scriptures.  Some time must have gone by since I last read it, but I was pleasently reminded of the comfort and counsel it gives.

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.


another favorite, from the Book of Mormon, compliments.  The two together have brought me a lot of peace...

Alma 37:37
Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day.

Duty & Diligence

We are to learn our duty from the Lord, and then we are to act in all diligence, never being lazy or slothful. The pattern is simple but not easy to follow. We are so easily distracted. Studying the daily news can appear more interesting than the priesthood lesson manual. Sitting down to rest can be more attractive than making appointments to visit those who need our priesthood service.

When I find myself drawn away from my priesthood duties by other interests and when my body begs for rest, I give to myself this rallying cry: “Remember Him.” The Lord is our perfect example of diligence in priesthood service. He is our captain. He called us. He goes before us. He chose us to follow Him and to bring others with us.
Henry B. Eyring, April 2010 General Conference, Act in All Diligence
emphasis added

Dr. Wes: Top Ten Reasons to Be a Doctor

I thought this was an interesting post...
Dr. Wes: Top Ten Reasons to Be a Doctor

Healing the Sick

Healing the Sick

Latter-day Saints believe in applying the best available scientific knowledge and techniques. We use nutrition, exercise, and other practices to preserve health, and we enlist the help of healing practitioners, such as physicians and surgeons, to restore health.

The use of medical science is not at odds with our prayers of faith and our reliance on priesthood blessings. When a person requested a priesthood blessing, Brigham Young would ask, “Have you used any remedies?” To those who said no because “we wish the Elders to lay hands upon us, and we have faith that we shall be healed,” President Young replied: “That is very inconsistent according to my faith. If we are sick, and ask the Lord to heal us, and to do all for us that is necessary to be done, according to my understanding of the Gospel of salvation, I might as well ask the Lord to cause my wheat and corn to grow, without my plowing the ground and casting in the seed. It appears consistent to me to apply every remedy that comes within the range of my knowledge, and [then] to ask my Father in Heaven . . . to sanctify that application to the healing of my body.”¹

^{Dallin H. Oaks, April 2010 General Conference}

The Lamp Post

So, I've decided to create a blog to share the gospel study quotes I come across here and there that I like.

The title kind of combines the theme of light and a couple of random references.  The reference to the lamp post in "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" makes some sense, given the great metaphors in the story.  The other reference, from LOST, probably doesn't as much - although the Lamp Post in that story does help one find  "The Island'.

Hope you find this worthwhile.

-B