I\u2019m going to depart from my normal post format and talk about life—my (new) viewpoint of life, that is. Okay, I admit, this is another pep talk to myself, made public this time. I just saw Julie & Julia and I have some serious deep thoughts about it. Now what in the world does this have to do with Relief Society\/Gospel\/LDS anything, you ask? Don\u2019t worry, I firmly believe everything is one eternal round and I can, and will, bring this subject around.<\/p>\n
I have always enjoyed Julia Child. Watching her show on TV gave us a very slim (positive) view of her life and I was so happy to see it so happily portrayed in this movie.<\/p>\n
Examples we can readily take to heart: She had a sense of humor, She wanted to be productive, She was happy and positive, She loved her husband, She was loved by her husband, She was not deterred, She faced adversity, She was not attractive and she was overly large-yet she went forth boldly and happily. To me, all of that speaks volumes.<\/p>\n
In a society such as ours, she proved magnificent.<\/p>\n
Another point I saw was she was not a perfectionist (she was competitive), because she was clearly willing to take chances and tread on untried ground. No true perfectionist does that. She carried no safety net around her. What I hate most about the cooks on Food Network is everything they do appears to be \u201cperfect\u201d. \u201cOh, it came out perfectly.\u201d \u201cThe seasoning is perfect.\u201d \u201cIt tastes perfect.\u201d All right, already, I might as well give up before I try, because I doubt mine will turn out \u201cperfect\u201d. Never mind, these people have cooked the dish a dozen times already and can redo as many takes as they need to in order to look and cook \u201cperfect\u201d for us.<\/p>\n
Life is not perfect. In Julie, we saw the trials and the errors. That was pretty refreshing, actually. And still we saw her successes through it all.<\/p>\n
Julia\u2019s true art was in her \u201cjoie de vivre\u201d. If you don\u2019t like one way, find another. Do not dwell on what you can\u2019t control. Recognize the love you have around you. Always, always, always be positive. You don\u2019t have to be perfect to be happy. Perfection comes in a whole other life. Stop worrying about it here and now. Make what you can with what you\u2019ve got and be happy.<\/p>\n
See, I told you I\u2019d get us around the circle. \u201cHappy is he that condemneth not himself.\u201d (Rom 14:22) \u201cAnd those who were faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord were delivered at all times\u201d while the wicked suffered all around them, \u201cBut behold there never was a happier time among the people.\u201d (Alma 50:22-23) Come judgement time, \u201che that is happy shall be happy still.\u201d (Mormon 9:14)<\/p>\n
Women beat themselves up way too much. We often beat each other up as well. Let\u2019s just be happy. Not perfect; but happy: With our own personal growth, with each other\u2019s growth, with who we are and with what we are able to accomplish. If we are on the right road, then we deserve to be happy. If we are moving forward along that road, we deserve additional happiness.<\/p>\n
May I please have a second helping, with a touch of chocolate on the side?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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