Opening a window

There are two windows in my bedroom and my bed is up against one of them. If you've been in my place, you'd know that every floor is a different temperature and being on the third is the warmest! We can't turn down the heater though, unless we want Desi to freeze to death. 

As I've laid in bed the past few nights, I started opening the window above my head just a crack. What a difference it has made! I thought I might hate it in the mornings since I always have difficulty getting out of bed, but it's actually made it easier. How can opening up a window do that? I love the smell of the outdoors. I can peak out and watch the snow falling. I feel the breeze on my face at night. Somehow, all of that to me is relaxing and calming. Maybe it just reminds me of camping, which also brings me happiness. 

It's funny though, how one small thing like opening a window can make a difference in your life. I think its easily applied in any aspect. Making small adjustments can end up bringing you comfort. It's never okay to just live idly, we are expected to always be working towards something, learning. It's easy to remember and know that we need to strive be the best possible us, but its the effort and action needed to take place, thats hard. 

All of that reminds me of the scripture in Alma 37:6

 6 Now ye may suppose that this is ^afoolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by ^bsmall and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.

I was reading through a talk that Elder Bednar had once given. He used this scripture as a reference in which he mentioned, in the world we are often tempted by scams of how to receive big things, immediately. 

There are weight loss ads, lottery tickets and many other things that promise us almost instant gratification. But is it healthy? Are we going to appreciate it? Some may argue yes, but what would we have learned from any of it? This life is a learning process and as we get older, and we don't have our parents to push us or any more school to teach us, we are our own educators. We can choose what things we want to take the time to learn. Key word, take the time. All things take time, and as I recognize that, I know that I will have placed more value on the things that I have worked toward. 

Thinking about all of this also helps remind myself to trust in our Heavenly Fathers plan. During rough days or happy days, when we acknowledge that things will work out as long as we do our part, He will be there for us.