Quotes...

There are some quotes that are just so true and so good that I decided that I would give a brief "Quote Post" :)
So here is the quote that "Inspired" This Post:

It is never too late to be who you might have been

by George Elliot

HOW AMAZING IS THAT?! So amazing. I read it and I was like "Yes!!! YES!! this is so true!!"
You can always change! You can ALWAY'S be better! There is the "True You" in there somewhere, if you only have the courage to bring them out! If you only have the Faith to prove to yourself that you are so much more today than you were yesterday. I seriously plan on living my life by this quote. I may not have always been who I want to be, but EVERYDAY is a New chance to Be that person! :) Loved it!

 Enthusiasm moves the world.

by Arthur Balfour

This one is something that I truly believe. Enthusiasm is what makes people actually get up and Do things! If you're enthusiastic about the things you want to do, then others will see and feel your enthusiasm and want to join (or they'll try to bring you down, DON'T LET THEM) I want to be able to change peoples lives with my enthusiasm for life!
 

Here Comes the Sun... Do do do do....

You know those days... weeks... or full month that you're sitting there and are kind of waiting for those blessings.. you know... the ones they tell you you'll receive if you do all the things you're supposed to...
well.... even though I know its all in the Lords time... It was a bit of a wait this time.. HOWEVER...
THEY CAME!!! Those blessings that you're supposed to receive for going to church, fulfilling your calling, paying your tithing.. They came!!! In ABUNDANCE!!!

Now that we know everything is okay, We were worried again a bit about my mom and after waiting 2 weeks for her test results they all came back negative!! :) as I've made very clear, I'm obsessed with my mom so I was basically a nutcase while waiting for the results!!! :) SO that was Blessing Number 1! :)

NEXT!!..... Here's the big one ladies and gents.....
I GOT A NEW JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAHH!!!!!!!! Screaming is necessary!!! :)
That's right folks, Starting April 2nd I will be the newest employee to METRO FIRE EQUIPMENT!!! WOOHOO!!!!!! So excited!!
And the best part of all... Drum Roll PLEASE...... I will be working with my BEST FRIEND! Thus we will carpool and save tons of gas, and have joyous early morning car rides and all kinds of wonderful things.
Anyways that's a really really huge blessing for those of you who know how long I have NOT been happy with my job and my drive! I am just sooo EXCITED!
SO HAPPY!!!! I love the BLESSINGS IN LIFE!!!!!!!
Never Looking Back!!!!!! :)

Ch-Ch-Ch- CHANGES!

CH-Ch-CHANGES....
Time may change me
But I can't trace time,

AAAHHHHH.... LIFE! CHANGE! No matter what you do you can't escape time! It just keeps moving, whether you're ready or not.
I like to think about where I was this time last year.
This time last year I was so different. The things are cared about were nothing like the things I care about now.
I cared about having fun, and "doing me" and "living MY life" and all those other "Wonderfully selfish" ideas.
I don't think I was a bad person, just a good person doing stupid things. It happens, you get confused and side tracked and then one day you have a conniption where you are wondering "Where am I going? What am I doing? Who am I? and Why am I here?!"
I had plenty of those moments last year, but this year is finally a new year. I know the answer to ALMOST all of those questions and the answers I don't have I am striving for daily.
I am Aubry. I am a Daughter of God, and I have a DIVINE purpose on this earth.
It may have not yet fully been revealed to me, but I know that I am headed down a path of Happiness.
How WONDERFUL is THAT?! How awesome do those words sound?
PRETTY FLIPPIN' AWESOME if you ask me!
It's amazing to know that if everything else in life seems unclear and confusing the ONE thing that I will ALWAYS have is my knowledge of the Gospel and my Faith in Jesus Christ.
What more could you ask for?!
So happy to know the things I know and for the uplifting people in my life.
The people that are the best examples to me of who I want to be, and how I want to act.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me..... (however its goes :P)

Finished lyrics to one of my Fav songs- Changes- David Bowie

still don't know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time

I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't tell them to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Where's your shame
You've left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But you can't trace time

Strange fascination, fascinating me
Changes are taking the pace I'm going through

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Pretty soon you're gonna get a little older
Time may change me
But I can't trace time

I said that time may change me
But I can't trace time

Maturity

I am SO Mature these days. HAHA JUST KIDDING! but I guess instead of saying I'm mature I can honestly say that I am an adult. HAHA without getting into too much detail I'd just like to say that I was able to look at a situation this week, make the adult mature decision. and Then I started to think of the decision I WOULD have made even just a year ago. and THEN I felt so.... well in the words of my very best friend "CHANGED"  and only in a positive way. I am able to say that I am so happy with me, and my decisions in life.
It feels good! :)
SO for an update, I have been just sooo BUSY, I have a new co-worker and she is real nice but super into the "Regus" way of doing things, So I'm learning a lot but I have hardly any time for my Blogging and my Pinteresting?! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
My personal life is on the ups as well But THAT will have to wait for another post another time! :)

I miss my family! I haven't been home in a while and I think its about that time to see my mommy and daddy!!!
Not to mention my beloved lil puppy!

BLESSED with JOY!

My whole life I have been told that IF I keep the Lords commandments and uphold to the Gospel Principals I will be blessed. For a long time I had an attitude of "I'm not killing anyone, I'm not stealing, therefore I'm doing whats right".Right?....... So I went through out my life and naturally because the Lord loves us all I felt the occasional blessing fall on my head. HOWEVER I had an AH-HA moment just yesterday. I started thinking about how my life was going and how I was so much happier, when I thought "So THIS is what they are talking about when they say 'You will be exceedingly blessed'." So not going into lots of detail on this lil epiphany of mine I got VERY exciting news from my Bishop yesterday (this news was given to me 2 weeks EARLY!) and It made me EXCEEDINGLY JOYFUL. (just thought I'd throw in some Church-y Lingo) I am fully on a track in life that I WANT to be heading on AND The Lord has seen all the great strides I have made. I'm so happy! JUST HAPPY! Wooo HOO!! HAPPY!!! :) JOY! DELIGHT! Everyone needs to get in on this "Joy-ride" because once you make that conscious decision, you will NEVER look back! :)---- JUST JOY.
(* On a side note, the Lord also taught me a lesson this weekend about standing in Holy places, and that where the Holy Ghost cannot enter, neither should I. Worst time ever.)

ABC, Not quite as Easy as 123....

SO! I was reading a recent message from the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints- By President Thomas S. Monson. You can read it HERE! Any ways I really like it. He is basically giving us guidance on how to make this New Year an "abundant" one. The three ABC's are basically as follows (I picked my favorite part from each section to write)

A-ATTITUDE-We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. For maximum happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude- For me, This is SUCH a big one. I am a natural pessimist. I often find myself seeing the negative side of things. It's really hard for me to look a situation square in the face and I calmly say. "I'm going to handle you with a smile on my face" I just am not a faker. I used to be a really good faker. But these days I've opened up my emotions and all that horrible stuff so its really easy for me to just say "oh, that's too difficult" or "Welp, that sucks" and "I HATE THIS" But from here on out I am going to try and see the POSITIVE side of things. And I think that attitude isn't just about how you perceive things, but its also how you REACT to things. I'm usually a very reserved person. I think that how you react to someone or something is a HUGE reflection on you. I often find myself reacting to people I'm close to, VERY differently than how I react to people I hardly know. FOR EXAMPLE: My Mother. I LOVE my mom to death in fact I practically worship the ground she walks on. HOWEVER she has the ability to get my blood boiling faster than anyone on this earth. HOWEVER I do see how unfair that is to her. She can simply remind me of something and I will immediately get annoyed. So I need to work on my reactions towards the people that I love the most. Just because I am comfortable with them DOESN'T mean that I should be able to get angry with them and treat them badly.

B- BELIEVE (in your self)-Don’t limit yourself and don’t let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do. Believe in yourself and then live so as to reach your possibilities.- Ah, another thing that I struggle with. As I said above I am a pessimist, and that often consists of me telling myself that I can't do something because it is unrealistic, or too late. Welp as far as I'm concerned I've absolutely  WASTED the last 5 years of my life. Sure there were some awesome crowning moments, but I haven't really done anything that I am overly proud of. And why is that? It's because I tell myself I can't. So I'm stuck in a job that I don't like just because it pays well and I'm able to pay my bills. WELP no more. I'm officially "Believing" in myself and this year I'm going to try and do ALL the things I've wanted to do and never got the chance to. I'm not going to let other people affect me in my decisions although of course My decisions affect others, but My decisions can only affect people in a NEGATIVE way IF they are NEGATIVE decisions. :)

C- COURAGE-Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, “I’ll try again tomorrow.”-This meant A LOT to me. Courageous is NOT something that I would call myself. In fact I would probably make that "C" a Coward. HOWEVER , just like the Cowardly Lion, The courage that I do have will come when I least expect it. To have the courage to stand up for myself and my beliefs has been a recent thing for me. But every time I do I feel an overwhelming sense of satisfaction in myself. Courage isn't fighting a dragon, and I don't think that courage is necessarily always being the one to confront people. I think True courage is having the ability to face the day and face your own personal trials with FAITH that the Lord has your best interest's at heart.

Although they are SIMPLE, they aren't necessarily the easiest things. Those 3 things are something that comes with years of practice and hard work, and considering I've spent the past 23 years doing almost the exact opposite, Its DEFINITELY going to take me some time to master these ABC's and maybe I never will. BUT from now On I'm Trying. :)