No Time?

This world is a busy one, and no doubt we all feel greatly stressed throughout the day.  Jobs to complete, children to raise, deadlines to meet, house payments due; its easy to become distracted and lose sight of the important things in life.  I believe that so many people in the world today, no matter what excuses they may give, don't really think deeper about this life, not merely because they don't want to but because they don't have time to. 
Being on a mission, even with all the busyness of daily life, I always find time to think and ponder, even more so now than ever before.  For those of you who know me well, that may not always be a good thing, because I tend to anaylze everything, and break it into little pieces to understand it fully.
Because of greed, self agrandizement, selfishness and lust, the world is in a pitiful state.  Everything is on demand everyone wants it "NOW, NOW, NOW!"  And everyone is suffering the effects of indecency and a lack of consideration for others needs because of it.  In a recent General Conference, President Uchtdorf said:

"When stress levels rise, when distress appears, when tragedy strikes, too often we attempt to keep up the same frantic pace or even accelerate, thinking somehow that the more rushed our pace, the better off we will be.

"One of the characteristics of modern life seems to be that we are moving at an ever-increasing rate, regardless of turbulence or obstacles.

"Let’s be honest; it’s rather easy to be busy. We all can think up a list of tasks that will overwhelm our schedules. Some might even think that their self-worth depends on the length of their to-do list. They flood the open spaces in their time with lists of meetings and minutia—even during times of stress and fatigue. Because they unnecessarily complicate their lives, they often feel increased frustration, diminished joy, and too little sense of meaning in their lives.

"The search for the best things inevitably leads to the foundational principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ—the simple and beautiful truths revealed to us by a caring, eternal, and all-knowing Father in Heaven. These core doctrines and principles, though simple enough for a child to understand, provide the answers to the most complex questions of life.

"There is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions." (Dieter F. Uchtdorf Of Things That Matter Most, Oct. 2010 GC.)

Lets us learn to slow down, and enjoy this life.  Precious time should not be spent in niether idleness or a constant stress to finish the day. 

"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." (Pro. Harold Hill, Th Music Man). 

Hercules Can!

We have all heard bits and pieces of the mythical Hercules story, in movies, comics, books etc.  But there's one part I'd like to focus on and that's the twelve labors.  Hercules had made some mistakes, so bigs ones at that and he wanted to make up for these in whatever way he could.  An Oracle commanded him to place himself as a servant of King Eurystheus, a representative of Hera (Hercules' mother).  Under the King's service, he was to serve him for twelve years, and the ending total being twelve individual labours.  All twelve were considered to be impossible, and the hardest tasks any man could be asked to accomplish.  But Hercules was more than ordinary, from slaying the Nemean Lion, to cleaning Augean stables in one day, to capturing Cerberus and bringing the dog from the Underworld, he proved he was extraordinary.  And by doing so he was greatly rewarded by his father with immortality and a bride by his mother.

This is similar to our lives, sometimes the Lord asks things of us that seem impossible, but with His help we can accomplish anything!  We've all had those struggles of faith and obedience where we felt we couldn't accomplish the task at hand, but if we strive to be obedient and to follow the commandments the Lord will provide a way.