Releasing Pressure

So today's Exercise is Releasing Pressure. I so needed that today. Not only is it the beginning of this journey, but it's Monday! And after an unexpected long weekend too. It has been snowing a lot around here and little has melted. I also have been unfortunate in the last couple of weeks to be going through some major emotional stress. I can snap at any moment and I can't control it until I am in the middle of a rampage and I think wow what is going on, oh yea, stop that!! I started crying at the opening of the Olympics and I think I cried every day until last night at the closing. It's all those crazy commercials too. Visa, Proctor and Gamble, all of them!! My emotions were high and out there for all to have to deal with. So this morning I got on Facebook after my 24 + hour fast and saw my friends status and had to try it!

Call the Nestle Hotline @ 1-800-295-0051. When asked if you want English or Spanish, wait quietly for about 10 secs & you will smile. Keep going & press 4, then press 7. If you comment on this, don't give the secret away!! If the line is busy try again it is worth it!....funny

Oh and it was funny. I loved it and spread the love myself and watched as others posted it throughout the day. It made me smile. It lifted me up. It released a little of the pressure in my life!

Knowing I was going to take on this new exercise I made plans for another exercise as well. I will be working out with my friends Laura. She is always a stress reliever for me. You would think that with all that goes on in her life she always makes me smile. And a lot of the time we laugh. We started working out at her house and well that made us laugh!! She has three little ones at home who sat and watched us do the workout video as if it was one of there TV shows. Her baby was dancing and trying to workout too! It was great and I felt rejuvenated after!

I look forward to this journey and can't wait for tomorrow!

Day 40

DAY FOURTY

Scripture Study: Moroni 1-10
Scripture Mark & Ponder: Moroni 10:4
Scripture Thought for the Day: "Verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20)

Thought for the Day: "Ideals are like stars, you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guide, and following them, you reach your destiny." (Carl Schurz)

Day 39

DAY THIRTY NINE

Scripture Study: Ether 11-15
Scripture Mark & Ponder: Ether 12:41
Scripture Thought for the Day: "Confess your faults to one another and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" (James 5:16)
Thought for the Day: "The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think." (Aristotle)

Day 38

DAY THIRTY EIGHT

Scripture Study: Ether 4-10
Scripture Mark & Ponder: Ether 4:11
Scripture Thought for the Day: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing veering." (James 1:5-6)
Thought for the Day: "Success is not never falling down, but rising every time you fall."

Day 37

DAY THIRTY SEVEN

Scripture Study: Mormon 9, Ether 1-3
Scripture Mark & Ponder: Mormon 9:21
Scripture Thought for the Day: "I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith," (Ether 12:6)
Thought for the Day: "Are you full of FAITH? You can tell whether I am or not by looking at me. You can tell whether the brethren who have been speaking to you are full of FAITH in the gospel by the look of their countenances. You can see this if there is not a word spoken." (Brigham Young)

Day 36

DAY THIRTY SIX

Scripture Study: 4 Nephi, Mormon 1-8
Scripture Mark & Ponder: Mormon 7:7
Scripture Thought for the Day: "He that is ordained of God and sent forth, the same is appointed to be the greatest, notwithstanding he is the least and the servant of all, Wherefore, he is the possessor of all things; for all things are subject unto him, both in heaven and on the earth, the life and the light, and Spirit and the power, sent forth by the will of the Father through Jesus Christ, his Son. But no man is possessor of all things except he be purified and cleansed from all sin." (D&C 50:26-28)
Thought for the Day: "The faithful will exercise faith and pray always for all who are within the reach of the Lord. The good desire good to all." (Brigham Young)

Day 35

DAY THIRTY FIVE

Scripture Study: 3 Nephi 22-30
Scripture Mark & Ponder: 3 Nephi 27:8
Scripture Thought for the Day: "Without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him," (Hebrews 11:6)
Thought for the Day: "The test of the Church is the kind of men it produces." (David 0. McKay)