Perspective

One of Gretchen's (author of "The Happiness Project") months was focused on contemplating the eternities. My focus on gaining perspective is not only present in my rule to "Remember Eternity," but will be more intensely studied in my month for faith. However, without getting too ahead of myself, I had a moment of clarity today that I think is worth noting.
For those of you who belief in a life that came before this and a life that will come after, I have a sharper focus on what exactly it means to believe in these different stages.
Imagine eternity as a geometric line. It extends infinitely in both directions.
like so..
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Now imagine yourself at a specific place in eternity, in fact the only place that can divide your eternal life into different stages.
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We have existed for who knows how long before we came to earth here. Unfortunately we can't remember that part of ourselves while in the mortal life, but I guarantee that we used the "time" before our life here to prepare for this life because our choices here are that important.
Which means that the choices we make here and how we choose to live our very brief, yet significant, lives determines our ETERNITY. Think about that. We have a max of about 100 years here to find the truth that our whole souls are trying to remember. We've made it this far in our eternal journey, don't you think we owe it to ourselves to find the ultimate joy that comes from remembering who we are.
"My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes." (You can find the source of this quote HERE)
This life is hard, but you owe it to yourself to figure out why it has to be that way. And compared to an eternal, infinite, never-ending existence, it is only a "small moment." This small moment prepares us for everything, for the infinite line that extends into eternity.

I'm sharing this because in order to persevere, or endure, in anything its necessary to have a purpose. Every so often I'm reminded of mine, and everyone else's, purpose of this life. I'm blessed to understand what it is.

Starting the week off on a positive note and a renewed perspective!