RESET BUTTON

First off THANK YOU so much for your sweet and loving words that you left from my last post. I am so thankful for such WONDERFUL friends and familly!

I am doing SOOOOOOO much better!!!! 

I cant help but think of the STAPLES commerical when they talk about the

 EASY BUTTON

Well I havnt pushed the EASY BUTTON I pushed the

 RESET button!

The RESET button has allowed me to OPEN my eyes and look at things again the way I used to and begin to fill OK where I am in life in EVERY aspect!

I start my day now with thoughts of:

Today is going to be the BEST day because I get to go and see......
Today I get to do my playgroup and I love helping and working with..............
Today I am so thankful for my job and the opprotunity it offers me.............

Then after each home visit I go over it in detail as I drive and pick out the special moments that touched my heart and confirm to me why I am there and say THANK YOU to Heavenly Father.

I then close my day with a GRATITUDE Journal and write the top 10 things that I was greatful that happened to me.

They have been as easy as someone smiled at me...to my sweet angel (name) when she saw me at the door walked for the first time taking 8 steps to give me a hug since she missed me and being there to cry with mom with tears of joy and excitement for her new accomplishment. Those moments have once again pierced my heart and helped me to be happy where I am.

I'm not the typical Mormon Woman.

I have been married 7 1/2 years, have a career, and dont have kids

AND

IT'S OK

I am Karmann Lynette Wennerlind and people love me for me and think I am pretty special even though I am different from the norm.

Really truly taking that SENTENCE and BELIEVING it is my goal and I feel like I get closer and closer to it everyday.

Espeically when I really OPEN my eyes and REALLY start to look at my life and see the significant pattern that has been layed out before me and I am RIGHT where I need to be and where I am suppose to be.

EVERY child I have come acrossed in the past six years was not by accident and if I was a stay at home mom I would not have been there for them in Las Vegas, Arizona, and now Seattle.

The council from my therpapist went hand in hand with the talk from President Monson on GRATITUDE and how it can change you life!

Oh how it has!

I have not perfected this by any means but am trying to change my NEGATIVE thoughts that when I started watching for them couldnt believe how much I did in a day and now reconizing them and changing them.

My nephew was singing this primary song the other day that made me think yet again the simple truths that are taught to children and how we still need to apply them now that we are adults and how easily we forget.

IF YOU CHANCE TO MEET A FROWN
DO NOT LET IT STAY
QUICKLY TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN
AND SMILE THAT FROWN AWAY

As he sang it with his cute little smile I couldnt help but feel the spirit so strong as that song spoke so much truth to me!

I dont know why but the last five years I sort of LOST myself

 I LOST the drive to do anything for ME!

I was always trying to make sure that this, that, and this was ok
Always trying to put everything and everyone first on the most important list which I then ended up with no

ENGERY, TIME or DESIRE left for ME.

So when I was told to pick something that I LOVE to do and start doing it,

It wasnt hard to pick








Yup- Started Tap and Ballet Lessons

I was so excited to do it that I didnt really pay attention to the address and ended up taking lessons at the University of Washington!

For those of you who dont know where that it its past Seattle about 40 min drive from my house

BUT

I love it and soo happy even though it is a LONG drive after driving all day with work!

I showed up to my Tap class in the leotard, pink tights and shoes because that is what you wear when you are a PROFESSIONAL at a studio

WELL.................the tap class was held at a community center at UDUB and all the students were in STREET clothes and BOY did I feel STUDPID and almost didnt go into class

BUT

I was trying to listen to wise council and be CONFIDENT in myself and walked into that class and did so well that the teacher asked me to stay for the intermediate class!!

That was a HUGE compliment since I havnt taken Tap since I was 10!

Ballet was fine since it was at a studio and everyone was dressed in tights and leotards

 I feel like I am back in my eliment again and I just look at myself in the mirror while dancing and just smile!

Ryan has been so AWESOME about it too and so SUPPORTIVE and it makes it even more motivating and rewarding having his support behind it.

We dont see each other very much anymore since he took a night job valleting at a 5 star Hotel in Seattle and works 3:30- 12 everynight except Sundays and one night during the week.

I feel like it is a blessing though because when we do see each other we sit and talk and share all of our thoughts, concerns, happy and exciting moments and we really savor the time we have together.

My issues and his job have brought us closer together and I am so thankful.

Nothing rings more true than

the EFFECTS of GRATITUDE

AND

How it can change the mind, heart, and soul!