{"id":55,"date":"2008-07-14T18:11:43","date_gmt":"2008-07-15T00:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/?p=55"},"modified":"2012-03-31T09:24:11","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T15:24:11","slug":"good-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/14\/good-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">A friend of mine made a simple comment in Relief Society, oh, about fifteen years ago.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>I have never forgotten it:<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Do not suppress a good thought.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>Let me tell you what that little phrase has meant to me ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">If you have a kind thought for anyone, do it.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you even think of someone, respond, because they might need some encouragement at that very moment.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you allow yourself quiet moments, the Holy Ghost will be able to reach you to direct you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">I don\u2019t know about you, but meeting new people can be a little scary and\/or uncomfortable.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Instead of totally avoiding that responsibility, I think of how they might feel.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Everyone likes to be thought of, and remembered, whether they like to admit it or not.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>By acting on the good thought of introducing yourself to someone or visiting someone, it automatically becomes a worthwhile venture.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>No one has ever snubbed me when I smile or say hi.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">I\u2019ve had visits that haven\u2019t gone terribly well; I\u2019ve even felt the need to visit someone and they end up not even being home.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I count these actions as practice ones to overcome the fear and intimidation I normally feel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">You just never know when something as insignificant as a passing brain wave can be the means of great blessings.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We can\u2019t really afford to miss those.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Yes, they\u2019re scary.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Yes, they make us feel uncomfortable.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But yes, this is the work of the Lord. 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