A Little More Perspective

Have you ever had one of those days where you are in such good spirits, and you feel so great that you forget what it was like to be down? Today has been one of those days for me. I even spilled cola on myself getting out of my car at work this morning and yet it's still been one of the best days I've had in a while. I think it all comes down to my attitude and more importantly, my perspective.

Over the last several weeks, and especially this past week, I had been feeling pretty lonely. Not because I was alone, but because I felt I was missing some kind of companionship. Female companionship. Mark and I have been married for almost eight months now and it is just this week that I have come to realize how much I truly miss being around my mom everyday. Even when I lived with Laurie I was able to connect with another woman on a fairly day to day basis. Now I know it is natural for this kind of thing to happen when someone gets married, and I love very much getting to spend time with my husband. But I never really realized how important my girlfriends and my mom really are to me.

So today, I awoke with this realization and it put me in better spirits somehow. I guess just knowing that there is a solution to my problem made me feel more empowered to conquer the day. I would have to say that getting to spend some quality time with Megan last night probably helped out a lot, too. But there is something to knowing what the problem is and having a good chance to diagnose it correctly, that makes us feel better about the situation even before it has actually been remedied.

It's an amazing thing, perspective. It helps us not to worry and fret over things that are already taken care of. It often times brings hope and light to a dark and helpless place. Many times it is not the perspective that we see, but the one we already know that is the key to our trial. Not seeing a solution, or even having full understanding of the problem, but the gentle reminder that our Savior is in control. No matter how hopeless or out of control our trials seem to us, He is always in complete control. He can see the storm diminishing even before we see the dark clouds forming on the horizon. He knows what He is doing in our lives, even if He never lets us in on His plans.