28 Perfect Days!

What would you give for a perfect day?  Most days, even good ones, have their ups and downs.  In fact, the imperfections in life are often the source of laughter and family memories.  I know I will never forget the time I almost ruined Passover or the sleepless Christmas night!  Still, I long for days when I feel successful.

I always want to improve and often I set goals, but it can be hard to follow through.  Fortunately, I found something that really helped me.  For the past month I have been part of a class called "Mothers Who Know."  We set goals, keep track of our progress and have weekly conference calls where we learn to combat negativity and draw closer to the Savior.  Everyone in the class has three goals in common:
1. Pray 5+ minutes morning and night
2. Write a page in your journal daily
3. Study the scriptures (or words of the prophets) daily

Each of us also chose three personal goals.  This month mine were:
1.  Make my bed every morning.
2.  Log my food and exercise daily and stay within my Weight Watchers point total.
3.  Sweep the kitchen floor every night.

Do these sound like simple goals?  Well, they are!  They were simple enough that was able to do them perfectly for 28 days in a row.  It was empowering to keep my personal commitments and it motivated me to do more.  Once the bed was made, I picked up the rest of the room.  When I swept the kitchen, I continued sweeping the dining room.

Best of all, the principles we learn in class help us defeat the adversary and overcome bad habits.  In fact, the class was originally developed to help people struggling with addiction.  I can use what I am learning to help my children become self-disciplined.  This is something I can do to help my sons and daughters prevent addictions before they begin!

Our mentor, Celestia, starts new classes every month or so to help women become "Lionesses At the Gate" and "Mothers Who Know."  HERE is a link to her blog with more information about an upcoming class. Why don't you take a look?  It is exciting to have perfect days!