...gratitude isn't just a river...wait, wrong joke.

           So I am a Sunday school teacher (Yes take it in, I'm so spiritual..... Kidding) and I was able to teach 2 weeks ago, the creation in gospel doctrine, but then this week, I taught gospel principles about the creation. So obviously, Gods trying to tell me something important. So I listened. And this is what I came up with .....I've made myself a victim in this world of no satisfaction, thinking  That there is always a flaw in everything and there should be something better always.  I feel like I'm the victim and the world is out to get me, Rachel Jackson.........

I think, especially in Provo, as a community of young( and old), we feel conned into this idea that there is always something better because there are so many babes here duh. No but really, everywhere on Instagram, Facebook, MySpace?? And twitter, prove that someone has or is doing something better than you. So naturally, we feel the need to sit there and wine and go on Pinterest and then post on Instagram something bigger and better and pretend we win the "I'm the best" prize.  We all do it. But I didn't realize this until recently, going back to my lesson God has been trying to tell me, that God created us and this world, and in his own words he declared that "it was good" and that he was satisfied. He didn't sit there and think "nah that tree is way too big". He knew It was perfect before he created us and the earth. He then created a plan just for us.  A plan that can't be put on Pinterest, a plan that can't be topped. It's just simple and perfect.

 So if he did all that in 7 days, why are we so quick to change it all in a matter of seconds? Can't we just be content and be grateful for the things/people we do have?  

That's the question and challenge of the year. 

Super deep right?

...he had a dream

This MLK weekend turned out to be so great!!! Things I can cross off my list. Visa freeskiing Grand Prix. And cabin-ing. And going to a MLK and cookies party I went to when I was a senior in hs in Provo... (7th annual....... Cool but Sad) 

More learned lessons: friendship is important during this time in my life and I I should "yolo" whenever possible with them. They are kinda like my backbone during this time in my life and it's great for now. My mom used to tell me you should always have the attitude of "why not" when doing things. Life is short. Don't take friends for granted just because they said you have bad hair that day. Maybe it's true! Listen to them rather than ignoring them. 

But funny contrast, my friend Elyse m Dial said the other day,  "Friendship won't help you get into the celestial kingdom" haha. So with that being said, there is a time and season for everything I guess. Ive never understood that but now I do. 

Friends are always good to lean on but current and future family members last forever.

Other lessons: Be nice to everyone. You never know who will have a million dollar personality. Using people is bad but using people for there goodness is different. If you truely care about yourself you'll want to improve and be he best version of yourself. So find those that you'd want to be like most. And take notes and soak up everything. Also on he reverse side, be a good example. You really never know who is watching and taking notes of YOU. 

...this year is dunzo

I hope everyone had a Christmas as wonderful as his ^ what a sweet, unspoiled kid....... Any way I thought I'd do everyone a favor and shower you all with amazing music

There is a ton but trust me, you will want to hear all of it.
Music is therapy and sometimes better than words

ame> I like this version better. country, I know favorite cover ending with my favorite

and if you'd like "free music go to my music for your ears page

...life is full of lessons

So I haven't written a blog in a really long time, so I felt like today was a good day to start.

I want to share some life lessons.

1. FIrst life isn't fair, but that doesn't mean you should stop your life or stop you from being happy.      - Nothing should define ones happiness except for your core belief in God, Because if you really believe in him you believe that there is hope and that there is more. More happy moments with the people you love, more happy moments of the things you enjoy, and more happy moments serving and being better.


2. You shouldn't talk negatively about someone.                                                                                  - It's such an easy thing to talk and talk and talk about the things that bother you. Its even easier to hold on to those negative things and pretend it doesn't bother you. It always seems like the best idea. What you don't realize is that you are selling your self short. You are letting evil and pessimism get the best of you. When you over analyze a bad situation or a bad thing someone did, you let it get inside your heart and you could eventually hurt someone or some situation. you'll outwardly treat them/it worse than it actually is. And when its time to fix things, it could be too late. You don't want to live with regrets


3. Be in the moment even when it sucks.                                                                                        - People don't use the word relax for nothing. SO many times i wish that I just relaxed about things. I am always so worried that I could be doing something better or that things are supposed to be better. Why waste time freaking out about something you can't change. It's not worth it. Being so caught up in the future makes you less aware of the present. You hear that phrase "live in the moment and not the past or future". I never agreed with that until now. It never made sense because, we are always doing things to prepare for our future like, jobs to pay for a future family, getting a gym pass in hopes to be skinner in the future, dating someone in hopes that marriage is in the future.  See the confusion. If you understand that life is how you make it , if you have faith, you will be happier. Hope for the future isn't a bad thing as long as you rely on your own happiness and not others to make your happy.


4. Learn lessons the hard way and move on.                                                                                           -If you feel like life is supposed to be blissful and easy and without worries, you are in trouble. Being naïve and ignorant isn't always bliss. I've learned that doing so will hurt in the long run when other rough patches show up unexpectedly. If you figure out what was the problem and motivate yourself to move on, you'll be that much stronger for the next one. Some one told me about a girl who was climbing this mountain. It was really windy which made it really hard to get up the mountain. She stopped and said a simple prayer to ask God to make the wind stop. she then proceeded up the mountain. Still the windy was very strong, but she kept going. Finally she made it to the top, but confused and mad rather than accomplished. She asked God, "Why didn't you answer my prayer, why didn't the wind stop?" He told her, "Instead of making the wind stop, I gave you strength to be able to finish and make it through." You have to push through things and realize things aren't always great but in the end it's always worth it if your learned from it.


5. LIfe isn't about yes' or no's, It all about Faith.                                                                                     - We have always been taught that it's Black and white and that there is no gray. I've always been a believer of that because my life has been somewhat simple, no hard struggles, no drama, no big decisions. That changed when I went on a LDS mission and grew up. Every experience after my mission has changed me and taught me that you can't live without faith. I recently went through something really hard. Nothing awful, but just hard. I learned that if the Lord said yes or no to everything, we wouldn't grow. If he told us everything about everything, we would,of course believe him but, then there would be no need to pray, no need to repent (go to church), no need for hope and no need for faith. How boring would that be. With that being said, You can't expect everything to go your way without some sort of guidance. It doesn't work that way. I feel that Decisions determine your destiny, ( talk given by Thomas. S. Monson, read it) but I also believe that things aren't always in our own hands.


6. Timing ISN'T everything unless...                                                                          -unless it is everything. How can you know when the right time is? How can you know it's meant to be? How can you know it's whats suppose to happen? The truth is, you'll never know! How crazy and awful! Timing really is awful if you think about it. Like, "Why did he get die NOW, his life was going so good.","why did this have to happen NOW". So many question will always go unanswered, it's just timing.  Maybe they weren't as strong then or prepared or maybe their faith wasn't secure. The possibilities are endless, but that in no way means people have to be perfect to have the right timing. This is something hard for me because it's so hard to see the future and its so hard to understand the Lords time when situations are bad. But I do know that things are possible. Always.  Elder Dallin H. Oaks gave a talk about "timing" and this is what struck out to me the most: “The issue for us is trusting God enough to trust also His timing. If we can truly believe He has our welfare at heart, may we not let His plans unfold as He thinks best? The same is true with the second coming and with all those matters wherein our faith needs to include faith in the Lord’s timing for us personally, not just in His overall plans and purposes.” Indeed, we cannot have true faith in the Lord without also having complete trust in the Lord’s will and in the Lord’s timing. In our service in the Lord’s Church we should remember that when is just as important as who, what, where, and how. For a vivid illustration of the importance of timing, we can look to the earthly ministry of the Lord and His succeeding instructions to His Apostles. During His lifetime the Lord instructed the Twelve Apostles not to preach to the Gentiles but “rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matt. 10:6; see also Matt. 10:5; Matt. 15:22–26). Then, at the appropriate time, this instruction was reversed in a great revelation to the Apostle Peter. Only then, at the precise time dictated by the Lord, was the gospel taken to the Gentiles (see Acts 10–11). As this example shows, continuing revelation is the means by which the Lord administers His timing. We need that revelatory direction. For example, many of us or our descendants will doubtless participate in the fulfillment of prophecies about the building of the city of New Jerusalem (see D&C 84:2–4). But in this matter the timing is the Lord’s, not ours. We will not be approved or blessed in clearing the ground or pouring the footings for that great project until the Lord has said that it is time. In this, as in so many other things, the Lord will proceed in His own time and in His own way."

So I heard life is hard..... but life is still great and fulfilling!!!

...Will sasso is funny

Taylor Swift Goat Remix Re-Remix.

I cant sing that song without thinking of this

...It was awful

But it was wasn't that bad. Being my second movie on the Big screens in 1 year and a half, I rate it a 8. Twilight was a hit,( we all know you too wore fangs and colored contacts for opening night) and i think The host will be too. I forsure thought it would be about Aliens

I really didn't appreciate Britney Spears appearing in it,

total bummer. 

The host Rating:

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