Today marks the end of RA training. We had a little staff party/get together tonight and I honestly can say I've never felt more at home than I do right now. After we played around and took pictures and had made banana boats (super awesome and yummy :)), Teata had us all gather around the fire in a circle with our backs facing the fire. Three people at a time went around touching others as he read off statements like "Touch someone who has taught you something" or "Touch someone who you care about." Simple statements like that. I never realized how much I have touched people's lives by just being myself. I didn't necessarily go out of my way to help someone or say something because I knew someone needed to hear it. I simply was myself and that made all the difference. I just never realized it til then.
My cheesy side of the whole night though.....It nearly felt like a testimony meeting with the "spirit" that was there. It brought back memories of girl's camps and youth conferences. Crazy how everything in life relates back to the gospel in some way or another. I'm not one to boast of my spirit or how spiritual I am, because that's definitely something that I struggle with. But this was an amazing testimony and relationship builder and the solitude that comes with it is awesome.
At this time in my life when I'm dealing with so much with myself and my family, it's reassuring to know that I have such wonderful people surrounding me and willing to help me with anything that I'm going through. The friendships I'm making and the lasting relationships that are being built are what I'm going to be relying on. I can't wait for Katelin and Tiana to move back to Cedar; I miss them soo much! They keep me sane and holy cow I love them more than they know!
Sorry for such a random spiritual/touchy-feely post. Everything is just so good right now. I feel so good.
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