David Journal

Tag: personal quest

  • Just Serve

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    I saw an article that Mr. Beast partnered with Just Serve. That taught me a little bit more about Just Serve and I thought it might be a possible tool in changing it family culture. I signed up and looked around and it still looks promising. I have signed up for weekly emails that would…

  • 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…

  • Four verses

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    For all the significance that building the ship was for enabling these people to get to the promised land I was surprised to realize today that there were only 4 verses written about it in this record. The key points of that scant record being that 1) Nephi received instructions bit by bit over time…

  • 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…

  • Making tools

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    We don’t think much about the time it took Nephi to make tools for building the ship. That was critical preparatory work for the larger project which he did on his own. I can only wonder how much he was learning through that process while everyone else was not involved. They would have observed some…

  • 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.

  • Slow down

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    I’m not sure why or precisely how but as I was driving home from the company party tonight I had the impression that I should try to take life more slowly. It was somewhat vague but the feeling was to leave space/time to be patient, to respond to prior, to keep a little capacity in…

  • Prompt obedience to promptings

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    I am trying to establish a pattern of prompt and dependable obedience like Lehi to be in a position to receive the Lord’s vision for my family. Today that led to me getting all my outstanding tasks done and talking to Laura about us trying to reduce our screen time as an example to pave…