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Edified: Insights for LDS WomenEpisode 23 Making Our Prayers More Meaningful (Giving our prayers a seismic upgrade)
20 SEPT 2020

We all know the benefits of prayer and the power of prayer. We know prayer is an essential part of our spiritual growth and survival--especially during difficult times when prayer can truly be our “Balm of Gilead.” Prayer nourishes our soul, and it brings us into communion with the very God of the Universe, and into His presence. And yet, prayer is so simple that even a young child can do it. 

Well, if you’re anything like me, sometimes, because of the simplicity of prayer, we might take it for granted or forget how vital it is to the nourishment of our souls. In short, sometimes our prayers may need a seismic upgrade. 

I may not be able to deliver a message of seismic proportions, but I can share a couple of ideas for how we can make our personal prayers a little more meaningful. 

Take a moment to think about who you’re praying to, who you’re praying through, and who is praying with you. 

Elder Holland and President Eyring Face to Face 3 years ago ….. https://youtu.be/VZXEtcdVcRA?t=2270

Finding an appropriate balance between viewing our Heavenly Father as a loving, kind, caring, and involved Father, vs. viewing Him as the Almighty God of the Universe is something we might keep in mind as we approach our Heavenly Father in prayer. This is not suggesting in any way that our prayers should be stiff and unnatural. Not at all. They should be heartfelt, honest, and sincere. 

Pray with the intention of aligning your will with the Father’s. 

Pray in the Name of Jesus Christ

What exactly does this mean? 

In the Bible Dictionary, we read, “Christians are taught to pray in Christ’s name. We pray in Christ’s name when our mind is the mind of Christ, and our wishes the wishes of Christ--when His words abide in us. We then ask for things it is possible for God to grant. Many prayers remain unanswered because they are not in Christ’s name at all; they in no way represent His mind but spring out of the selfishness of man’s heart.”

I don’t know about you, but I have had to sit and really think this through. So let’s do a little unpacking.

One thing we know about the mind of Jesus is that He always submitted His will to the Father, and He prayed for unity--that we would be one with him as he and the Father are one. 

When His words abide in us …… Well, what words would those be? To me, this suggests that we pattern our prayers to Father after the way Christ prayed to the Father. our mind is the mind of Christ when we submit our will to the Father’s. Our wishes are the wishes of Christ when we seek unity with the Father, the Son, and our fellowman. Our words are the words of Christ when we pray in the manner that he prayed. 

Pray with the Holy Ghost as Your Partner

Recognizing that the companionship of the Holy Ghost as we pray truly makes prayer a team effort. We are literally engaging with all three members of the Godhead when we pray in this manner. 

DO ONE THING Invitation

This week, as you pray, try one (or all) of the following:

1. Remember who you’re praying to, who you’re praying through, and who is praying with you.
2. Seek to align your will with the will of the Father.
3. Find quiet time each day to kneel and pray vocally. 

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Episode 22 Creating an Impact
September 13, 2020

Today’s episode is short and sweet as we celebrate over 2500 downloads since this podcast first aired on April 28th. 

When I first began brainstorming ideas for this podcast, I thought about the topics that I wanted to share with listeners. I thought of my own personal struggles that have helped to strengthen my testimony and how sharing those stories with you might give you a feeling of hope and encouragement. More and more, I find myself asking the Lord what He wants me to share. Because this podcast isn’t about me. It’s about my Savior. It’s about me wanting to honor Him because of his generosity, goodness, and grace on my behalf. I never want to forget where I’ve been and how I’ve been saved. And I want so much to be a witness for Jesus Christ by standing by Him and with Him and for Him. 

That’s the reason I started this podcast. And now, as Season 1 is nearing its close, and I begin preparing for the launch of Season 2, I feel very strongly that I want to design and plan the content based on the topics that are most important to you. And this is where I need your help. I’m designing a brief survey that I would like very much for each of you to complete. This would only take a few minutes, and it will help me plan content that serves you better during Season 2. Please take a moment to respond to the survey. You’d be doing me a huge favor! Thank you. 

The adversary knows the impact women in the church can have on those around us. He knows that when we let our light shine, others will find the path that leads to the Savior. Satan knows this, so he wants us to doubt our ability to light the world by sharing what is in our hearts, as Elder Uchtdorf has encouraged us to do. But it’s not our light that lights the world--it’s the divine light of Jesus Christ. All our light needs to do is to light the path that leads to Him. 

The Lord wants us to bloom where we’ve been planted. What if, rather than looking for those thousand-watt light bulb opportunities, God is asking us to do our part in this great work in a smaller, yet no less significant way? Can we be willing to be the light for the “one” rather than for the “99”? The light we bring to the “one” may seem like nothing more than a 20 watt light bulb. But to someone who is batting darkness, our 20-watt light bulb might have an incredible impact. 

I have experienced my most precious and powerful moments of personal revelation while I was engaged in the act of praying. Prayer is an act of faith--that same faith that precedes miracles. The miracle of inspiration. The miracle of enlightenment. The miracle of peace. The miracle of forgiveness. And the miracle of joy in times of trial. 

“As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God (namely, God is our Father, and we are His children), then at once prayer becomes more natural and instinctive on our part.” I know that this is true. 

There is a formality involved in prayer and that we need to keep in mind that while God is our loving, kind, and gracious Father, when we pray, we are approaching the throne of the very God of the Universe. There is a level of reverence and humility that make our conversation with the Lord special. It’s intimate and personal, but it should be and feel different than having a casual conversation with a family member or a friend. 

DO ONE THING

Take the 20-minute prayer challenge. Try to visualize yourself before the throne of God. I promise this one step will make your prayers a little more holy. 

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Ep 21--Modern Day Defenders of Truth

Just a few short months ago, we had the privilege to hear from the Lord’s prophet, and from those called as prophets, seers, and revelators.

To some, our leaders spoke words of inspiration and motivation. To others, they spoke comfort and encouragement. But to all of us, and to the world, they spoke words of truth--they stood in defense of truth and virtue. 

Over the past couple of years, I have felt the Spirit prompting me to be more actively engaged in sharing my testimony of the Savior with the world. And as many of you know, I have felt the call to do this through social media posts, blogging, YouTube videos, and this podcast. It didn’t take long, however, before I discovered that sharing my testimony with the world through social media opened a lot of doors to a lot of criticism. Before long, I found myself second-guessing every message before posting an inspirational thought or sharing quotes from our leaders. I would pause and ask myself who might be offended or uncomfortable with what I had to say, and little by little, I allowed the voices of opposition and the fear of criticism or ridicule to close my virtual mouth. Instead of speaking up, I played it safe, sharing only fun memes and family updates.

Then one night, I watched a video clip from President Nelson that my daughter had shared on Facebook. I clicked on the “like” button, but I didn’t “share” the post. As I began to scroll down to the next post, the thought came to me, “Will you not stand with the prophet in defending truth?” And then, just as clear as ever, the former Young Women’s Theme flooded my mind. 

So I clicked on the “share” button, and in my post, I added, “I will stand as witnesses of God at all times, and in all things and in all places.” I had to decide if I had the courage to stand with Jesus Christ, or if, out of fear, I was going to be one of those people who hide their light under a bushel. This was an uncomfortable moment for me. But I determined then and there that if I was going to engage in this great work our prophet has invited us to engage in, then I needed to be willing to be a voice for truth, a voice for virtue, and a voice for Christ in social media. Come what may, and love it! 

The pattern of preparation that Moroni used to strengthen the Nephites and prepare them to defend against Lamanite aggression can be examined in four phases: REVIEW, RENEW, REMODEL & REINFORCE, and these four phases parallel counsel given to us by our prophet, President Nelson. 

Can’t you just see President Nelson raising the standard of liberty for all of us to see? 

Four things we need to do to become modern-day defenders of truth and virtue: 

1. Before we can defend truth, we first need to obtain the truth for ourselves. 
   
   
2. Before we can defend virtue, we first need to live virtuous lives. We must stand in holy places, and, “make holy the places where we stand.” 
   
   
3. We need to establish a game plan for defending our faith. In order to do this, we must be aware of the enemy’s strategies for deceiving mankind. 
   
   
4. We need to be proactive in becoming a voice for virtue. 

DO ONE THING Invitation

Post a scripture or a quote from one of our leaders on social media. Do something each day this week to promote the cause of Christians. By doing so, we will be lighting the world around us and the world within us. 

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Ep 20. "On Any Given Sunday," Reflecting on our commitment and dedication to keeping the Sabbath Day holy

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Chapters:
3:00 Polly Knight
5:50 Excerpt from journal (25 years ago)
17:56 Looking back
20:00 Obedience brings blessings
21:40 Young mom shares her struggle
23:00 My daughter's story
25:47 Ask this question
27:00 Keeping the Sabbath during the pandemic
33:50 Advice to young moms
36:32 DOT Invitation

Some Key Points:

The ability for us to have church at home during the last five months has been a blessing for many of us, but it has also presented some unique challenges. Like how to maintain a feeling of holiness in our homes when we are surrounded by chaos. Now that we are meeting again in our chapels, some of us are experiencing mixed emotions. We've grown comfortable holding church on our own and on our own schedule. Now is a great time to look forward to how we can rededicate ourselves to Sunday worship and recommit to honoring and keeping the Sabbath Day holy. 

My daughter-in-law relates, “Honestly, the Sabbath is not a delight (not in the least) unless I intentionally make it a delight. Instead of being frustrated that all four children are running in opposite directions and screaming by the end of the first hour, I have to choose to be grateful that they have healthy legs to run, strong lungs to scream, and generous and loving ward members who think they’re cute anyway.”

What an amazing perspective! And it fits perfectly with President Henry B. Eyring’s advice that we can make the Sabbath a delight by expressing our gratitude to the Lord for all of our blessings.

President Nelson has taught us that we don’t need a list of “do’s” and “don'ts” for keeping the Sabbath Day holy. All we need to do is ask ourselves, “What sign am I giving the Lord if I do this particular activity?” 

During this COVID pandemic, we have had an opportunity to give a sign to the Lord by demonstrating our desires to keep the Sabbath Day holy. No one else was looking. Just our family. No one else knows if we chose to dress in our Sunday best. No one else knows what activities we deemed appropriate on Sunday afternoons. This is a great time to reflect on how faithful we were in observing the Sabbath Day during the past 5 months. 

Now that we’ve become used to staying home and doing church on our own time, it might be difficult for some of us to recommit to regular church attendance. But we have a great opportunity here to begin again. To rededicate ourselves to honoring and keeping the Sabbath Day holy. 

The advice I always give to young mothers is to just keep swimming. Maybe you spend ¾ of your time in the foyer at church. Maybe your Sundays are hectic madness, the way mine often were. Maybe you can’t keep your child’s attention for more than five minutes when you try to have family prayer, CFM lessons, or FHE. But just keep swimming! They are picking up more than you realize! I promise you it will all be worth it. 

DO ONE THING 

Reflect on your Sabbath Day observance. What is one thing you can do better? Or one thing you aren’t doing right now, but know that you should? If you’re not sure where to start, ask the Lord to help you. He will answer.

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23 AUG 2021
Ep 19 "Ten Lies We Tell Ourselves" (Conclusion)

In today’s episode, I confess the biggest lie of them all. This is the lie that has plagued me since my early childhood. It wasn’t until just a few years ago that I finally recognized it for the lie it is. 

But first, I wanted to address a couple of the lies that have been sent in by listeners. 

Lie #1 -- My value lies in my productivity. 

This lie has a close relative--a big brother, so to speak--and that’s the lie that we are saved by our works. These two lies are so closely related! One seeks to question our value as a child of God. The other seeks to question the value of Christ’s Atonement, suggesting that it isn’t enough.

Affirmation: “The Lord loves effort. But our VALUE in God’s eyes does not increase or decrease based on how productive we are. Our value lies in the pure and simple truth that we are beloved children of our Heavenly Father and Mother, and their love for us is endless and eternal.”

Lie #2:  If I was a better mom, my kids wouldn’t have so many problems. 

This lie is one that the adversary works overtime on, especially for moms with older children. I imagine Eve wondered where she had gone wrong. What could she have done to be a better mom to Cain? And Sariah. I wonder how many nights she spent tormenting herself for not being a better mom to Laman and Lemuel. 

Our children are going to be tried and tested, not because of the mistakes we make as moms or dads, but because that is the way they will learn and grow. 

Opposition activates our agency, and because of that, adversity becomes the catalyst for personal growth. 

Affirmation: Making mistakes is part of being human. But my children are on their own spiritual journey. They will experience hardships and opposition because that is part of the Lord’s plan for sanctifying His children. Adversity has the power to sanctify my children if they will allow it to do so. The best thing I can do for my children is to encourage them to seek guidance from the Lord, and let them know my love for them is never based on their choices. 

LIE #3, THE GRAND DADDY OF ALL LIES!  “I KNOW GOD LOVES ME, BUT I’M NOT THE KIND OF PERSON THAT HE WANTS IN HIS KINGDOM. LOVING ME DOESN’T MEAN KEEPING ME WITH HIM.”

This lie led to all other lies I’ve ever told myself or believed. When you peel away all the layers and trace them back to their origins, this lie leads back to the heart of a little girl. A little girl who learned she was given up for adoption by her “real” mom. My parents told me that my birth mom loved me so much that she made the decision to give me up so I could have a family who would love me and care for me. 

That's when the seed of this lie was planted. Once planted, it grew roots strong and deep. 

Affirmation:  “I am a daughter of God, and I am glorious! He created me to become like Him. God will never abandon or reject me because I am His. His love for me is both infinite and eternal, and intimate and personal.”

DO ONE THING 

Email me, post a comment, or DM me letting me know which of the 12 affirmations resonates with you most. Share in your stories, feed, or DM someone you know who needs this affirmation. 

VIEW FULL TRANSCRIPT of this episode.

Brad Wilcox: "After All We Can Do"

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Episode 18, Edified Welcomes Special Guest, Becky Squire

Becky is the creator and editor of Latter-Day Woman magazine and has published in a variety of media including The Today Show, LDS Living, and Ensign Magazine. Her passion is mentoring women who feel called to influence the world online.

In this episode, Becky shares the inspiration that led her to create Latter-Day Woman magazine, and she talks about three things Latter-Day Saint women have been called to do at this time.

Episode Chapters

4:00 Becky's blog
7:45 Three things women in the church have been called to do
10:00 Spiritual Gifts
15:50 Latter-Day Woman Magazine
21:50 Family Proclamation 25th anniversary group study
33:55 How does Becky "hear HIM"?
37:05 What edifies Becky?
41:05 DOT Invitation for the week

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If you are enjoying these episodes, please consider leaving me a review on iTunes and share this podcast with your friends and family on social media. Thank you to everyone who has shared the link and helped this podcast to grow. Your support means the world to me. 

Coming next week, the conclusion to "Ten Lies We Tell Ourselves." This one gets personal, you for sure don't want to miss it!

Until next time . . .
Have a great week, everyone :-)

08 AUG 2020
Edified: Episode 17

In the past couple of weeks, I’ve shared nine affirmations, and I thought it would be fun to say all nine of them and absorb how it feels to have them flow through our minds. 

#1  “It is true that there will always be someone more _____ than I am. But I have the seeds of godliness within me, and my journey is uniquely mine. God has called me to a work and He qualifies me for the work through the Atoning power of Jesus Christ. My gifts together with God’s grace makes me not only ENOUGH, but the perfect person to accomplish the work I am called to do.”

#2  “It’s true that there are people around me who are facing greater trials than I am. But my God is limitless. He wants me to pray for others AND for the desires of my own heart. When I approach my Heavenly Father in prayer, my greatest desire is that I might align my will with His.” 

#3  “Experiencing sorrow and hardships are normal parts of mortality and I grow when I choose to lean into my Savior during those times. Because of his Grace, I can be happy even during times of trouble when I choose to focus my life on the Savior and on the things of eternity.”

#4  “It is true I am a sinner. It’s also true that I sometimes repeat sins I’ve repented of. But my sins and my weaknesses are swallowed up in the supreme sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose atonement on my behalf is both infinite and eternal. I am both amazed by and saved by God’s grace.”

#5  “My mistakes and imperfections are part of mortality and they are a necessary part of God’s plan for my progress to become like Him. God is not the author of SHAME and separation; He is the author of FORGIVENESS and UNITY through the enabling powers of Christ’s Atonement. God’s love for me is a gift freely given.”

#6  “I have been given spiritual gifts and talents that are uniquely mine to share. Acts of service come in many forms. If I pray for help, the Lord will teach me how to use my gifts to lift, love, and serve others.” 

#7  “It’s true that I am only one person and there is a limit to how bright or far-reaching my single light can shine. But God didn’t ask me to light the world on my own. He has asked me to hold my light up “that others may see” the path to Christ --- To do my part in helping Him, the true source of all light, to light the world.” 

#8  “Becoming a gospel scholar doesn’t require me to spend hours a day reading my scriptures. If I consistently spend 20-30 minutes each day immersed in gospel study, and I invite the Holy Ghost to be my teacher, or my spiritual tutor, then I am on the path of a gospel scholar. The Holy Ghost can teach me all things that I need to know.”

#9  “It is true that what I feel called to do requires me to spend time away from my family--time that I cannot be available for them physically or emotionally. Therefore, it is important that I designate “protected time” periods during the day and week that I will devote 100% to them. It is important that my spouse and my children know that if they need me, I will push the other “stuff” aside whenever possible to be there for them--and to be 100% present in the moment.”

DOT Invitation

Choose one affirmation and repeat it every morning before the day begins. If we do this consistently the affirming words will begin to feel familiar. 

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Ep 16 "Ten Lies We Tell Ourselves" Part 2
01-08-2020

THIS WEEK'S LIES:

1.  I’ve gone too far, sinned too much, repeated the same sins too many times, to ever be completely forgiven. 

It is prideful madness for us to think, “God’s mercy and grace apply to everyone, except me." The adversary would have us believe ourselves MORE POWERFUL THAN THE INFINITE AND ETERNAL ATONING SACRIFICE OF THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD! 

Affirmation: “It is true I am a sinner. It’s also true that I sometimes repeat sins I’ve repented of. But my sins and my weaknesses are swallowed up in the supreme sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose atonement on my behalf is both infinite and eternal. I am both amazed by and saved by God’s grace.” 

2.  The Lord is disappointed in me. I’m not living up to God's expectations of me.

If you look up the word, “disappoint” you’ll find these definitions:

1. To fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of _____;
2. To defeat the fulfillment of (hopes, plans, etc.); thwart or frustrate.

Related words: Disillusion, dumbfound, baffle, deceive, mislead, hinder, thwart 

God is all-knowing. He’s omniscient. He cannot be baffled or misled or deceived. 

The word “expectation” means “the degree of probability that something will occur.”

God's Plan is not a plan of probability. 

Satan wants us to “hide our face” from God. That’s exactly what he told Adam and Eve to do in the Garden after they partook of the forbidden fruit. 

SHAME separates us from God. Godly sorrow UNITES us or RECONCILES us with God. 

Affirmation:  “Sometimes I disappoint myself because I don’t live up to my own expectations. But my mistakes and imperfections are part of mortality and they are a necessary part of God’s plan for my progress to become like Him. God is not the author of SHAME and separation; He is the author of FORGIVENESS and UNITY through the enabling powers of Christ’s Atonement. God’s love for me is a gift freely given.”

3.  I wasn’t blessed with the gift of ministering. If I was, then I would instinctively know how to serve others. 

Ministering comes in many shapes and sizes. We minister to bring relief to others. Relief is not always defined as a “casserole.” When it comes to our perception of what it means to be a good minister, I think a common mistake we sometimes make is comparing our area of weakness to someone else’s areas of strength.

Are you a stay at home mom caring for your children all day? A career mom trying your best to balance your work with home? Are you a grandma looking for ways to help support your children and bring joy to your grandchildren? You are ministering! 

Affirmation: “It’s true that some people seem to have a natural talent for serving others. But I have been given spiritual gifts and talents that are uniquely mine to share. Acts of service come in many forms. If I pray for help, the Lord will teach me how to use my gifts to lift, love, and serve others.” 

DOT Invitation

This week we will continue the invitation to recognize the voice of our inner critic and come up with an affirmation to replace a specific lie it tells us. It helps to write our affirmations down and practice saying them until they begin to sound more natural than the lie. This helps us replace our lie with a truth that will serve us in our forward progress. 

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Edified: Insights for LDS Women
10 Lies We Tell Ourselves, Part 1 
26 JULY 2020

One way that the adversary gets us to stop our forward progress is to feed us full of lies and half-truths that make us second guess our call, our purpose, our ability, or the value of what we have to offer others. 

Lie #1: “I am not ____ enough”  

Truth: There will always be someone who is younger, older, more experienced, more educated, more accomplished, more popular, more intelligent, or more “whatever” you filled in that blank with. The LIE is when we tell ourselves that because others are more ______ than us, there is something wrong with us or lacking in us that makes us inferior as a woman.  

Affirmation: “I have the seeds of godliness within me. My journey is uniquely mine. God has called me to a work and He qualifies me for the work through the Atoning power of Jesus Christ. My gifts together with God’s grace makes me not only ENOUGH, but the perfect person to accomplish the work I am called to do.”

Lie #2: The Lord is too busy to focus on my needs. Others need His attention way more than I do. I’m being selfish if I bother the Lord by asking for more blessings than I’ve already been given. 

Truth: There are people around us who are facing greater trials and hardships than we are. The LIE is when we tell ourselves the Lord is too busy to focus on our needs or that there is a quota of blessings.

Affirmation: “My God is limitless. He wants me to pray for others AND for the desires of my own heart. When I approach my Heavenly Father in prayer, my greatest desire is that I might align my will with His.” 

Lie #3: I am not in control of my own happiness -- I cannot be happy when there is so much suffering in the world -- I will be happy when _____ happens.

Truth: There is a lot of suffering in the world. It’s all around us. Some of it is beyond anything we can bear to imagine. And it breaks our hearts. 

Another half-truth is the idea that we will be happy when _____ happens.

Saying that we’ll be happy when ______ happens, suggests that we can’t be happy if ______ DOESN’T happen. 

The LIE then is the suggestion that (1) our happiness depends on others’ use of their agency or (2) the assertion that we can’t be happy unless we can control our circumstances. Both of those statements are counterintuitive to the Father’s Plan of Happiness. 

DO ONE THING Invitation

This week’s invitation is to recognize the voice of your inner critic and come up with an affirmation to replace the lie. Write your affirmation down and practice saying it until it sounds more natural than the lie. 

This process of substitution might take some time, depending on how long you’ve been buying the “LIE,” but it can make a huge difference in our ability to “press forward with a perfect brightness of hope.” 

If you have a particular “LIE” you’ve been struggling with, please let me know. You can Direct Message me on IG @melinda.r.morgan or through Facebook @ Edified: Insights for LDS Woman. You can also contact me through email by visiting my website: melindarmorgan.com. 

I would love to hear from you and to feature your “LIE” in my next episode. 

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Until next time...

17 July 2020
Edified: Insights for LDS Women
Ep 14: Mind-Body Bridging -- A Conversation with Niki Olsen (conclusion)

This week is a continuation of last week's interview with Niki Olsen from nikiolsencoaching.com. Niki is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who teaches Mind-Body Bridging, a process that helps LDS women enrich their connection to themselves and to the members of the Godhead. Besides Niki's expertise with Mind-Body Bridging, in this episode, Niki also discusses themes such as the comparison trap, seeking personal revelation, developing empathy, and more.

KEY POINTS:

Mind-Body Bridging

Routine

Rising before sunrise, during those quiet hours of the early morning, gives us an opportunity to set the tone and mood of our day. During rare periods of time when I have held to this pattern, I can honestly say my scripture study, personal prayers, and journal writing were more meaningful and filled with greater insights and inspiration. 

Empathy

Coming Tonight on Instagram!

Join Niki and I live on Instagram tonight (July 19th) at 7:00 PM. We will be diving into President Nelson's talk, "Opening the Heavens for Help." Go to @nikiolsencoaching and click on the box in her feed.

Do One Thing Invitation for the Week

1. Try Mind-Body Bridging for free on Niki’s website. Scroll down to where you see the question, “What is Mind-Body Bridging?” Click on the link and give it a try. 
   
   
2. In today’s episode, Niki talked about the benefits of getting up early and establishing a morning routine that excites you enough that you actually WANT to get up early. 
   
   If you’re a night owl like me, then this week’s invitation is for you to create a morning routine that makes you look forward to getting up earlier, and then make a commitment to go to bed at least one hour earlier than normal. 

Before you go . . .

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