Personal Constitutions

Wow, this week was filled with some amazing principles.  I really loved the personal constitution exercise.    It was broken down into steps that made the task of writing a personal constitution less daunting, but following those simple steps yielded great insights.  I appreciated the opportunity to think deeply about what is important to me, and what my most important long term goals are.  I looked over my bucket list from a previous assignment, and realized that my list of fifty things all fell into just a few categories:  a deeper relationship with God, deeper and more unselfish relationships with those around me, developing my talents, taking care of my physical body, and learning to run my finances instead of being run by them.  It was wonderful to be able to take these areas that I feel like such a failure in, set some clear goals, and then break it down to concrete actions I can take every day that will lead to achieving those lofty goals.  It was also interesting to note that when I brought those goals down to a daily level, I realized that a key step for every single one of them is to pray to the Lord for help.  I recognize that I can't achieve these things on my own strength, I need the power of the Atonement to help me be better and stronger than I am on my own.