Why not an Apple?

 One might wonder why flowers instead of an apple? There is a simple explanation to that questions. It reminds me to be hopeful. To stand tall and find the sunshine through the clouds and turbulence of life.  In 2016 I was experiencing feelings I could not explain. In 2018 I was diagnosed with minor depression and have come to my own conclusion that I deal with mild anxiety as well. It was nice to finally put a name or condition to the feelings, but I was also devastated and overwhelmed. Honestly, I still am at times. A condition that I only have so much control over affects how I feel. When everything in my life seems to being going great, I can be overwhelmed with feelings of sadness, I lack the energy or motivation to do the things I now I should or need to do. Being human I am not always kind to myself when I fail to accomplish the things I need to. Exercise, sleep well, eat healthy are all simple steps I can take to help my depression, but it is hard when you lack motivation or energy. I am going to school to be a teacher and I want to try to be positive and look for the beauty in my life. I recently watched a conference called General Conference which is done twice a year by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I was reminded of the importance to prepare myself. I realized that often when I think of improvement I often get swallowed up in the world of health. Do this or that to be healthy or to look beautiful. There are so many more ways to improve oneself and prepare. My focus will be both secular and spiritual. I have, for the most part, disliked my school experience. I learn better by hands on not by writing a paper. So instead of focusing on how much I dislike school and simply getting through. I will share one thing I learn each week from both my secular and spiritual studies. I will post once a week, probably on Sunday, to share. I doubt anyone will read my posts but if you do I hope you gain something form them. I also hope that if you have questions that you ask. It might help me to delve deeper as I share more.