I spend everyday working tirelessly in the Brimhall building on campus...it houses all communication majors. It’s also the place where I go to receive a little inspiration from time to time.
There’s this wall with quotes from George H. Brimhall, past president of BYU, that I pass by quite often. Here’s a little info about this inspired man.
"To this day, alumni who attended Brigham Young University between 1904 and 1921 are often heard to say, "I attended the Y in the good old Brimhall days." This is intended as a compliment to the spirit and personality of George H. Brimhall, for he breathed into the school a special charisma which people never forgot. He was particularly known for his short, pithy talks at devotionals. Ezra Taft Benson has written "No man has so inspired me with so few spoken words as has President Brimhall in his famous four-minute assembly talks."
For every day I pass that particular quote wall, I choose one of his “words of wisdom” and think about how it applies to my life. It's interesting that they can mean different things at various points in my life. My most recent quote I chose is this:
“If you avoid difficult things, great things will avoid you.”
Sometimes it’s so easy to choose the easier road. So often we lose site of where we are trying to go and instead, only look for the easiest way to get there.
I’m feeling pretty good about running a half marathon. I could just take my training a notch down and still be okay to run that race. Would that day be very enjoyable? Probably not. Would I regret it the day after? Probably so.
I’m ahead in the number of articles we are supposed to write for the Daily Universe. Should I take the easy road and coast through the rest of this term? Not. Even.
I’m also losing a little faith in the world of dating and relationships. Should I quit trying to find my Mr. Right? My Marlboro Man? My better half? Goodness, no.
These things are difficult. But if I were to avoid them, who knows what opportunities I’d be missing out on.
So I’m going to keep on keepin’ on.
I’m going to trust George H. Brimhall and know that great things will come my way when I take on difficult things.
Better yet, I’m going to trust my Heavenly Father and place my faith in Jesus Christ. Doing that, I know I can always trust the outcome.
There’s this wall with quotes from George H. Brimhall, past president of BYU, that I pass by quite often. Here’s a little info about this inspired man.
"To this day, alumni who attended Brigham Young University between 1904 and 1921 are often heard to say, "I attended the Y in the good old Brimhall days." This is intended as a compliment to the spirit and personality of George H. Brimhall, for he breathed into the school a special charisma which people never forgot. He was particularly known for his short, pithy talks at devotionals. Ezra Taft Benson has written "No man has so inspired me with so few spoken words as has President Brimhall in his famous four-minute assembly talks."
For every day I pass that particular quote wall, I choose one of his “words of wisdom” and think about how it applies to my life. It's interesting that they can mean different things at various points in my life. My most recent quote I chose is this:
“If you avoid difficult things, great things will avoid you.”
Sometimes it’s so easy to choose the easier road. So often we lose site of where we are trying to go and instead, only look for the easiest way to get there.
I’m feeling pretty good about running a half marathon. I could just take my training a notch down and still be okay to run that race. Would that day be very enjoyable? Probably not. Would I regret it the day after? Probably so.
I’m ahead in the number of articles we are supposed to write for the Daily Universe. Should I take the easy road and coast through the rest of this term? Not. Even.
I’m also losing a little faith in the world of dating and relationships. Should I quit trying to find my Mr. Right? My Marlboro Man? My better half? Goodness, no.
These things are difficult. But if I were to avoid them, who knows what opportunities I’d be missing out on.
So I’m going to keep on keepin’ on.
I’m going to trust George H. Brimhall and know that great things will come my way when I take on difficult things.
Better yet, I’m going to trust my Heavenly Father and place my faith in Jesus Christ. Doing that, I know I can always trust the outcome.
Always.
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