David Journal

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  • Small victory

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    I’m going to take it as a small victory that I took the time to play Minecraft with Ezra rather than going to bed as early as normal. That wouldn’t be a victory except that we did it not on a school night and I don’t have a temple appointment until late morning tomorrow so…

  • Dates, rituals, schedules, and traditions

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    So far I have mostly been thinking about resources as tools but I realized that the ways we chose to structure and use our time are also told for building the kind of family we want for further progress on our journey. Dates with the kids and with Laura are tools I have already started…

  • Exploring hobby options

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    Yesterday I fleshed out my current thinking about spaces that would be tools for building. I mentioned needing hobbies that sustain me emotionally so today I would like to consider current possibilities. One might be reading and discussing books. One might be doing more with amateur radio. One might be blogging. Frankly, none of those…

  • List potential tools

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    When Nephi was told to build a ship he asked where to go for ore in order to create tools. I’m not sure if he already knew what tools he might need but he knew he needed ore. What about me? Do I know what tools or resources I will need to build for the…

  • Not completely solo

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    I talked to Laura about the feeling that we are at the beginning of a transition to a new phase of taking our family to a new promised land (culturally). I still think it’s work for me to do at this point, that Laura isn’t ready to help with something as nebulous as it is…

  • Things that matter most

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    Bishop played a video clip in our combined Elders Quorum/Relief Society meeting where Elder Uchtdorf recommended that we slow down. I immediately recognized the talk and realized it might hold some keys for the feeling I had 9 days ago.

  • The process of mortality

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    An outline of what I recognized— When Eve made the choice to eat the fruit she only had partial knowledge to inform her choice but by the time she invited Adam to join her she had more knowledge of what she was asking. One of the things she knew by the time she approached Adam…

  • What do we desire?

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    While reading Alma 41 I just saw so clearly how it desires determine what we receive spiritually. I saw how so many of my kids desire to lash out and desire to put down others. They desire to win and try to feel powerful but they don’t desire peace, harmony, or self control.

  • Small and simple things

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    I have long believed that if you are generally unhealthy (overweight, out of shape, that kind of thing) you are probably not getting enough of one or more of water, exercise, or sleep. The solutions are to establish small habits that will help you do those seemingly inconsequential things to get your health in balance.…

  • Staring a conversation

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    I’ve been thinking about likely needing to get 2 new cars within the next few (probably less than 3) years. This morning I was thinking about that as $40,000 that I definitely won’t have. Then I thought about the fact that I can expect to keep working for at least 20 more years but for…