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i did not want to get up this morning. izzy took up the pro position on the issue of my wakefulness and she let her vote be known often even before my alarm went off at five forty five am. her most effective method was to jump up on my hip, stomp around a couple of times with her tiny pointy feet and then jump off. her most persistent method was incessantly nudging. indeed she is an expert in incessant nudging. her specialty. she also is quite good at digging her head into your armpit but only if she really relishes your particular armpit flavour. alas my flavourless pits hold no joy for her. but heather's? heather's are nirvana for her.
annnnnnyways. the scripture i was thinking about this morning is an isaiah one that i read in 1nephi 20 verse 10. it talks about being refined in the furnace of affliction. and i was thinking about hardships as a means of learning and growing. another super soul talk that i listened to was by edith eva eger. at the time of the talk she was in her 90s. she was a holocaust survivor. she went on to become a psychologist and works with people who have experienced trauma. she wrote a book that i would like to read called 'the choice--embrace the possible'. i think she has a lot of wisdom. talk about being refined in the furnace of affliction. i don't have time to say much more about her but one thing she said that gave me pause was this: she was working with a guy who was a skinhead. a judge had sent him to her. he was very angry and full of hate and told her he was going to kill all the jews and *n word. he didn't know who she was or what her story was. she said "the most obnoxious person is your best teacher" so she decided to respond rather than react, open herself up, and she asked him to tell her more. that idea that the most obnoxious person is your best teacher... i need to think about that more.
annnnnnyways. the scripture i was thinking about this morning is an isaiah one that i read in 1nephi 20 verse 10. it talks about being refined in the furnace of affliction. and i was thinking about hardships as a means of learning and growing. another super soul talk that i listened to was by edith eva eger. at the time of the talk she was in her 90s. she was a holocaust survivor. she went on to become a psychologist and works with people who have experienced trauma. she wrote a book that i would like to read called 'the choice--embrace the possible'. i think she has a lot of wisdom. talk about being refined in the furnace of affliction. i don't have time to say much more about her but one thing she said that gave me pause was this: she was working with a guy who was a skinhead. a judge had sent him to her. he was very angry and full of hate and told her he was going to kill all the jews and *n word. he didn't know who she was or what her story was. she said "the most obnoxious person is your best teacher" so she decided to respond rather than react, open herself up, and she asked him to tell her more. that idea that the most obnoxious person is your best teacher... i need to think about that more.
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