Avery's Adventures!

 I look at how well life is going and feel proud of myself for how far I've come. I am far from perfect, but I'm working hard every day to be an even better person. Life certainly hasn't been easy, but it's not easy for anyone because we all have struggles. No one is immune to battles, and that's an unfortunate part of life.  Sometimes, life can get so hard that we start to lose hope. I know I've been there on more than one occasion. I have learned to pull through by taking it one day at a time and allowing myself to feel what I need. There have been times, especially in the last year, when I haven't seen the world in the best way and made mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. I have learned from those mistakes, and I have been trying my best ever since to not make those mistakes again.  I'm thankful for the lessons I learned and the progress I make every day. 

 Visiting my family out of state opened my eyes to things that truly matter. Things that seemed important one year ago don't matter to me now. The little moments with loved ones truly matter because things could change in the blink of an eye, and things won't be the same anymore.  I have learned to live in the moment instead of always trying to be in a hurry. Sometimes, things take patience. I didn't think I would ever get married because of how long it took, but now I have found the love of my life. We will be getting married this summer, and I look forward to it, but for now, I will be present and remember the things that matter. Life is good.

 "Sometimes kindness is not easy; we need to find that courage within ourselves to spread kindness and make the world a better place." - Courageously Kind. Happy World Kindness Day!  I love days like this, and whenever I get to spread kindness to those around me. Like I have always said in my posts, if we all work together to be kind to everyone, I firmly believe we can make the world a better place.   I'm grateful for my faith and membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because we are taught to treat others as the Savior would and see people as God sees them. He sees us as His precious children whom he loves unconditionally. He wants us to treat others with kindness and with love.   We all deserve to be treated with kindness, every single one of us. I have never understood why people go out of their way to be mean to people. I have noticed horrible things like cyberbullying get even worse over the years. It's not a joke; it's not a way to po

 This past few months, I have learned how vital relationships are. I'm going to talk about the essential parts of romantic relationships.     I recently got engaged to my amazing boyfriend and learned a lot throughout our relationship. One of the things I learned is to humble yourself and not be prideful when disagreements arise. Being prideful only makes things worse, and disputes can last longer. It's vital to see things from your partner's point of view to truly understand them.  Both people in the relationship need to put 100% of their effort into working together as a team. The relationship can't/should not be one-sided, or what's the point of the relationship if only one person is putting in the effort? Learn to take each other as you are while motivating one another to change for the better and become even better people. After all, you're partners, and you're a team.