#wirthlin

[lifeyesnotopairplanes]

[asalatov-blog]

As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people. (Joseph B. Wirthlin). I love butterflies they are beautiful like cloud castles🌇🌃🌠🌆. . #oilpainting #butterfly #paintedbutterfly #Wirthlin #artforhome

[commonplacev-blog]

Come what may, and love it … every life has peaks and shadows and times when it seems that the birds don’t sing and the bells don’t ring. Yet in spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser, and happier as a result. How can we love days that are filled with sorrow? We can’t—at least not in the moment. I don’t think that my mother was suggesting that we suppress discouragement or deny the reality of pain. I don’t think she was suggesting that we smother unpleasant truths beneath a cloak of pretended happiness. But I do believe that the way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Come What May, and Love It"

[christcenteredthought]

Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves. They tend to be more humble, more joyful, more likable.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

source: http://www.lds.org/ensign/2001/09/live-in-thanksgiving-daily

Choose to be grateful!  If you are like me, it is not a natural state of being but has always enhanced my life.  I can't think of a single situation where sincere and thoughtful gratitude would not improve, inspire, or uplift.

[dailyscripturereading-blog-blog]

When we love the Lord, obedience ceases to be a burden. Obedience becomes a delight. When we love the Lord, we seek less for things that benefit us and turn our hearts toward things that will bless and uplift others.

Joseph B. Wirthlin