Monday Memory Moment

While I was a student at the University of Idaho I became a member of the Student Alumni Relations Board (SArb). Which led to the other...loving the University of Idaho because I joined SArb, or joining SArb because of a love for the University of Idaho.

I also liked to say SArb expanded my horizons. I had the opportunity to participate in a number of district and international conferences for the Association of Student Advancement Programs (ASAP).

Here are some pictures from our 1999 trip to Chicago. This indicated my first flight on an airplane.

We went to the Micheal Jordan restaurant. The people in Chicago thought we were weird to walk from our hotel...Chicago is flat...

They were having some sort of street art display with the cows. There were lots and lots of them throughout the city.

We went to a Chicago Cubs game. I can say I say Sammy Sosa play ball.

A few of us adoring our advisor Timmy.

More in the coming weeks....

Caring for Your Introvert - The Atlantic (March 2003)

A friend posted this article, as a joke I believe. I read it to see if it might be of use. (I work with a lot of people.) I was enlightened. Rather, I had something brought to the forefront of my memory...

I have two personalities.

A number of years ago I took a career aptitude test. I was taking this assessment at the University of Idaho Counseling Center. The goal was to gain insight. One should figure out what to do with their life, at some point. After responding to a bunch of word pairs and groupings one area, of six, should receive the highest score, by far.

Nope. All six areas where pretty close. That's mee, a well rounded individual. The two areas that where the highest, might have been off by one point. And, polar opposites. The inspiring words of the counselor..."Now we know why you are having such a hard time deciding what to do with your life." --Give that man a pat on the back--

I have decided being a Special Education Teacher is a perfect fit. I get to be social. I get to play with others. I also need to be rather obsessive-compulsive about paper work.

What did I glean from this article? I need to do more care for my inner introvert.

Caring for Your Introvert - The Atlantic (March 2003) Shared via AddThis

Monday Memory Moment

If you have not read "The Legend of the Three Trees" I highly recommend it. The first time I remember hearing the story is when Beth read us the book as a part of a Relief Society Enrichment activity. I loved it!

Later, I borrowed her book to read as part of the last talk I gave prior to leaving Moscow. I don't think my Bishop had any idea what he was going to get when he said I could talk about anything I wanted to.

I believe the trees where given to mee by my sister Nancy. She said she remembered how much I loved the story and thought of mee when she saw them bundled together in a set of three. They currently sit on my entertainment center as a reminder of the lesson told by the three trees.

In God We Still Trust

Think about it...

I have heard it said, "you are what you eat". I suggest we change it to, "You are what you think."

An EFT program I recently watched stated..."Your consistent thoughts become your reality." This presentation reminded mee of something my mission president often said:

WE DO WHAT

WE FOCUS ON!

As I was sharing these thoughts with a co-worker I remembered something I have attempted teach and practice while working with adolescents. Tell them what you want them to do. For example:

Johnny is talking, walking, and dribbling a basketball. You want him to hold the ball still. If you tell him to "stop". He may not know what you want him to stop doing. If you say, "stop dribbling the ball". The last thing he heard was "Dribbling ball". He may have not processed the "stop". Or, it may take him a longer than you want for him to come up with what else to do with the ball.

If you say, "Hold the ball still". He knows what to do, and the last thing he heard was, "ball still".

What about dieting? What do you think when you think diet? Limit food intake. Don't get to eat sweets. Don't eat, eat, eat. Not what you want to be focused on.

My co-worker introduced mee to this song...She has the little lion guy on her desk which sings the song for her. It keeps her moving...

Invocation

I have gone to church all my life. I have also attended a fair number of district and international conferences for various organizations. I usually enjoy the welcome and keynote speaker. This week I was pleasantly surprised.

I sat in the Grand Teton Room for the "Welcome" portion of the Idaho Juvenile Justice Association Conference. They had a local scout troop with the Idaho Falls Fire Department Bagpipes and Drums present the colors. Not totally unexpected. Nice welcome. Then they called for someone to give an invocation.

Like I said, I have gone to church all my life. I knew an invocation to be an opening prayer. I have also seen schools replace it with a poem or the likes. Considering an "invocation" welcome of sorts. It was a prayer. I sat in a room full of State of Idaho employees and we prayed.

It gives mee hope. We need all the prayers we can get. Our children need all the prayers they can get. Our government officials, elected and appointed, need all the prayers they can get.

May God bless and keep America the home of the free. Free to worship Him as we so choose.

Monday Memory Moment

I believe the first time I was in Idaho Falls was during the summer of 1999. After working 72+ hours for six weeks I took time to play. I was visiting some friends in the area. One of the things I was looking forward to was seeing the "Idaho Falls".

I had seen many pictures of the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple. Most of the pictures I had seen placed the temple in the back ground of the water falls on the Snake River. It made for an almost ideal picture.

My feelings were heightened by my family line. My dad's parents were married in the Idaho Falls Temple. My mom's parents were married in the Idaho Falls Temple. My parents were married in the Idaho Falls Temple. I have also wanted to be married in the Idaho Falls Temple.

So one hot day in July I talked a friend into going to see the temple and the falls. As I stood there admiring the seen there was something that struck mee as odd or out of place. Does the water seem to be the in a flowing a very structured manner?

When I saw these straight lines and sharp angle I knew. I knew they were fake. The "Idaho Falls" were man made. I was disappointed...so...This is my new favorite angle of the Idaho Falls Temple.