Many people feel that they are invisible and unimportant and that nobody notices them whether they do anything good or not. As soon as they make a mistake or do something wrong, then they are noticed. Their moment in the spotlight is based on a negative. After a few experiences like that, it becomes their…
Category: The Book of On – Volume 3
On Being Creative
I remember my very first term at the university; I had registered for an English Literature course along with other basic courses. I had just recently been discharged from the army and had the benefit of the GI bill, meaning that the U.S. Government was willing to partially pay for my college education because I…
On Who Inspires Me
I have been blessed or cursed, depending on your point of view, to be a sensitive person. I can be moved to tears by what many people do and by what they say. Too, just viewing a new born baby in all of its sweetness and innocence will touch me to the point of bringing…
On The Power of Storytelling
The Church has always emphasized the importance of the family unit. And every member of each and every family has lived a life worth remembering, not just the family patriarch, whose story is often the only one written. Elder Dennis C. Brimhall said, “Every person who has ever lived has a right to be remembered…
On Racism
It is always more comfortable for a person to be around familiar things and people, especially if that person is a little shy or backward. I remember my first day in school. It was the first grade; I was six, as in those days there wasn’t a kindergarten program. I was shy and kept to…
On Optimism
Life on earth is too short to spend it with negative events, places and even negative people. Many of us work hard at maintaining an optimistic view of life; it is very much like maintaining oneself physically and spiritually. We have to nourish all three in order to maintain a healthy being. We feed optimism…
On Confidence
Section 121 of the Doctrine and Covenants speaks of how our confidence can wax strong in the presence of the Lord. Even in the presence of our fellow beings, confidence is such an important attribute. The lack of it is often the reason we fail to do the things that would give us many of…
On Doing It
Most everyone I have ever known has had aspirations, that is, there is something that they really wanted to do in their life. But! They could never bring themselves to take the leap, even though it was pretty obvious to those around them that they could probably do it. They were smart and talented, capable…
On Trying Perfectly
Trying perfectly is in reference to a successful effort or challenge to overcome and/or accomplish a difficult circumstance in a person’s life. For example, we often hear of individuals trying to overcome a weight problem, and after a few days, weeks, or even months of trying, with a certain amount of success, they revert back…
On Disappointments
They say that death is just as certain as taxes. We can add disappointments as well. Not only are we certain to be disappointed from time to time while we sojourn on this planet earth, but in some cases, the same disappointing event will repeat itself over and over again. Disappointments are usually looked upon…