I love this statement! My sister Jessi taught her daughter McKenna to say this while McKenna was going through a stage of often getting frustrated by not being able to do new tasks correctly right away. This is something that I think we all could benefit from saying to ourselves periodically.
Last month Chad and I hiked Mt. Timpanogos. During about the third hour of the hike, we talked about how people can often do way more than they allow themselves to do, because they set limits on themselves and don't believe in themselves. If they would just believe in their ability to do hard things and go forward with the commitment to do them, they would surprise themselves by their ability. I think that is so true--we really can do hard things!
Tomorrow I am going to Romania. I am so excited--I have been waiting for this for months. And yet, I am still a little bit scared, especially concerning my lack of fluency in Romanian. I will have to remind myself that I can do hard things. I will have to remind myself to believe in my ability to excel in Romania. Fear won't get me anywhere, but faith will.
There is something my uncle Joe said a few years ago to his scared and crying son that has really stuck with me. He said, "This is a good time to be tough." I love that! I think that is such a good life attitude! Sometimes you just have to be tough and believe in your ability to successfully ride through a time of uncertainty and risk.
Another statement I think is a good life attitude is something my amazing roommate Teri said when talking about an unpleasant situation she was in. In conclusion to her story, she said in regards to what she was going to do about it: "So what do you do? You get over it!" I think that's fabulous advice on how to accomplish hard things. Some things are just out of our control, and we have to get over them! We shouldn't dwell on what we can't change, but rather we should dwell on our blessings and get to work on the things that we can change for the better.
I hope I can live this advice while in Romania. I hope I can remember to believe in myself. I can do hard things. This is a good time to be tough, and I can be. I can get over the things I can't change, as I work my tail off to do everything I can to improve the quality of the lives of the people I come in contact with in Romania. Romania, here I come!
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"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." (Philip. 4:13). You CAN do hard things, and you don't have to do them by yourself.
Go Abbi!!!!! Go! Fight! Win! You will do an awesome work in Romania! Woooohooooo!
Dear Abs
I know you can do hard things! I have watched you since you were 3 years old and it is your sweetness and compassion that will give you the strength to endure the difficult times. Tonight we watched "Akeela and the Bee" and I fell in love with this quote they used throughout the movie: " Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and famous?" Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsiously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our prescence automatically liberates others" - Marrianne Williamson
Our prayers go with you!
Aunt KJ
Abbi, this reminds me of what Mike said to me a little while after having the boys. I said, after a very hard day, "I am not a good mother." And he replied, "Yes you are! You're a great mother! You are mothering. You mothered on your first try!" Remember that!
I also remembered as I ran my half marathon that it is all in the mindset. If I think I can do it, I can.
You are doing it Abbi! Keep it up! We are all cheering for you!
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