Last Week - Final bit of advice

If I had one final lecture I would break it up into different sections.  Secular and Spiritual. We know however that all things are spiritual in the end.

First spiritual. My advice to you would be to get yourself in a place where you can be consistent in your spiritual habits and patterns before you ever worry about the secular stuff. Find out how to draw close to God so that your life can have a Divine Director. No matter what you are enthusiastic about or what your passions and desires are, you will benefit greatly by listening to the promptings provided by and an all-knowing Being such as our Father in Heaven. He can guide and direct you better than I will ever be able to and provide you with specific, personalized direction.

My second piece of advice would be to get married to someone that lifts you up, encourages you and is not demeaning. I would encourage you to find someone that challenges you both in your ideas and thoughts and also to be a better person. I would advise that you find someone that is willing to participate with you on your journeys especially when it gets hard, because it will always get hard. That can either bring you closer or split you apart.

I would also advise you to learn how to learn. We can all attend school but the thing that will make it that much better for you is by learning how you learn. If that’s by reading, visually, listening or hands on practice, understand yourself and how it works for you. If you can figure that out, you will be able to figure out anything required of you in life.

Keep learning. Never finish. Always be reading, writing, and practicing. New hobbies are a great way I have personally found very enjoyable and instructive. I would recommend finding hobbies on the other end of the spectrum of what you do for work. I personally work white collar, service based jobs, but I enjoy building things out of wood or metal.

Doing all of these things brings me to my last piece of advice. Vanquish your fears. Working on projects, understanding how you learn and having a Divine Director are all keys to allowing you to become the best possible you. By taking calculated risk, overcoming your fears of the unknown, you will find that anything becomes possible and even fun. Relish the trials and experiences you have, and learn what you can from each one. Things that have been difficult are the best teachers in life as they cause you to either grow and get stronger, or give up and become weaker. They are the refiner’s fire in life and will help you to reach your full potential.