10 Things to get YOU through a Tough Week

1) Read the Scriptures! The scriptures are your best friends. They are filled with people who testify of Christ and are Christ-like examples in their testimonies and actions. Shouldn't we all strive to be perfect even as our Father and Jesus are perfect. The scriptures testify of them. We need the words of the prophets to bring us closer to our father and older brother.

2) Pray! Heavenly Father loves you and wants to help you with what ever you're going through, but you need to ask. Ask and it shall be given. So often we want the giving without the asking.

3) SMILE! Spiritually minded is life eternal. Think positive! Think of God. Your thoughts guide how you act and what you say, make them positive and think of things you want to become. Be an optimist and let there be a smile on your face! If you pretend your happy hard enough for long enough, pretty soon even you'll believe it!

4) Plan a Reward! You can't just keep going, going, going! You need a break from everything sometimes, find a way to let it all out. It gives you something to look forward to!

5) Focus on the Reward! When you get your reward, when you're taking a break. focus on that. Set a timer if if is a quick break or leave your homework behind, physically and mentally if you are going somewhere. For that time don't think about what you have to do, just on the break! 

Side note: This weekend I went to my nephews birthday party, I brought homework to work on, but didn't touch it. It was amazing!

6) Laugh! This kinda goes along with smiling, but you need to laugh at yourself, at a tv show and with (not at) others! Friends are amazing and the right ones can make a tough time a lot better. They care about you, just remember, you need to be there for their hard times too.

7) Eat Healthy! Food is amazing! It makes you feel good, but HEALTHY food, like fruits and veggies make you feel even better! But eat what you're craving (if it is not so healthy food, eat it in moderation...). But don't ever stop eating. Don't regularly skip meals. That's bad, and you get really hungry and grumpy.

8) Make Lists! Lists are great. If you make lists you won't forget anything, and you know exactly how much you have left. Plus it feels really good to cross things off!

9) Let Some Things Go! No one can do everything. That list, don't feel bad if you didn't get the little this checked off. Its okay sometimes to put somethings off and put yourself or other important things first!

10) Talk it out! I like to talk a lot! It helps me so much to talk to someone I trust about my problems. Find someone, be it a parent, sibling, roommate, friend and share your secrets. It is no good to keep them bottled up. Talk about the weight on your shoulders. You can trust this person.

Do your Best! When it is all over that is all you can do. Looking back all that matters is that you did your very best.