One of the pieces of advice given was to take every piece of advice with a grain of salt. I liked this advice because I'm already finding that there is a lot of information out there, and some of it conflicts. But one piece of advice we received last night that I liked was to practice and find what works for you.
I feel like this advice applies to everyone, no matter their stage in life. We have a lot of information coming in on what we should do, what we should like like, and what is the "right way." But we are all created to be very different, to be unique. We are meant to create and to expand, to discover who we are so we can foster change in our world. As we accept the advice we are given, we can try it out. Advice can be valuable, especially during a time of life where everything is transient and decisions must be made. But the point of the journey is to find out specific path. We can take the road less traveled. We don't have to take the mainstream. Although there are guides we must stay within, Heavenly Father doesn't expect us to fit a cookie-cutter mold. That's the beauty of life.
So here's to mistakes, to new ideas, to fresh starts. We have people to help us and ourselves to figure out who we are with that help. Today is the start of being someone new.
In my LDS+ Marriage class, I learned the same thing as your advice. I was taught that sometimes people loss uniqueness because they worry so much about following the mainstream. I agree with you that mistakes are parts of our lives. We learn from the past, move forward, and become better. Thank you for the wonderful pice of advice!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I have literally been thinking about this all week. I have thinking about taking things with a grain of salt and staying open to new ideas. By doing this we are able to learn from our mistakes and grow. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteExactly! I feel like, especially in our culture, everyone feels like there is a specific timeline that every relationship has to follow. But the truth is everyone has different circumstances and everyone's story works out differently.
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