Mormon Lives Matter

Weds, 7/28/2021 I was tired from staying up late today, working very hard (calls, selling, invoicing, follow up calls, pricing, customer services, monitoring CTM calls, texts, labeling CTM calls, monitoring jobber Texts, rescheduling etc, doing the workout (235 lbs sumo deadlift & leg day). I decided to list to a Classic BYU Speech and at first was bored listening to this one:  https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/george-w-pace/developing-personal-relationship-savior/ But an urging, my conscience and the holy ghost told me to keep listening, because I needed to hear this. (After moving the Cardenas, 4.5 hrs sweating my butt off, cleaning the kitchen, mowing the lawn, just was exhausting). I was feeling depressed and mentally, spiritually drained. I was feeling some resentment toward the Cardenas that they rarely come to 2nd hr and don't seem engaged in the 'wrestle' with Christ. I don't want to feel that resentment and frustration.  I'm grateful I listened to that urg...

FANOS is a great framework for intimate conversations. Especially between spouses, accountability partners and sponsors and even prayers and meditations. I wish I would have learned this acronym years ago. What are you FEELING?  Express AFFIRMATIONS/APPRECIATION. What do you NEED? Take OWNERSHIP.  Are you SOBER? Detailed definition:  F eelings: Share with your partner a feeling you experienced today. A ffirmations/ A ppreciations : Affirm your partner for who he/she is and tell him/her something you appreciate that he/she has done today. This is “you are _____” and “I appreciated it when you _____.” N eeds: State a need you currently have (not necessarily one that must be met by your partner). This could be a need you just recognized or one you have mentioned before that still has not been met. Don’t skip this one. Sometimes you may have to think for a minute before you can think of what you need you can share. O wnership: Take responsibility and apologize...

After tonight's recovery meeting, Cam asked me some questions about why I wasn't feeling connected to God. I want to feel like I want to pray and connect to God. I just don't want to. It's easily to be distracted with a RA Salvatore book, ps4 game, etc. I prayed on the way home with Dawson in the car. I felt the words when I was about to sit down to kneel and pray and that I would get comfort. And out of that prayer I wanted to pray for people in group and text people notes of gratitude. Thank you Cam, Mike, Austin, Renae, Dawson and God.