There is still hope.

Today in my home ward a lovely lady named Michelle, who is a good friend of my mom's, spoke in Sacrament Meeting. I wasn't there to hear it, but my dad told me a little bit about what she had to say, and I just loved it. She said that she has been on several diets and that she always starts new ones and then gives up on them soon after. She always starts them on Mondays. Monday is the beginning of her week and that's the right day for a fresh new start. This cycle can be discouraging at times, but knowing that there will always be Mondays gives her the hope she needs to keep going.
I am the same way with Sundays. Each week I start out on a spiritual high and get excited for things to come, as I get to apply the new things I learn at church. However, I all too often give up on it again soon enough. Life sometimes just gets to me, and I lose that enthusiasm that I had on Sunday. But I have hope knowing that there will always be more Sundays. On those days when it just seems so hard, like I've done it all so wrong, it's good to know that, in less than a week, another fresh start will come along. In less than a week another chance will come for me to try a little harder to be a little better.
As far as fresh starts go, today was a real good one.
I am glad for the things I learned today at church, which are my motivation, right now, to start this week out on the right foot.
I am glad to have finally finalized plans for a trip I'm taking to Ontario this week. All the planning and confusion is finally out of the way and the countdown is on. (I leave Tuesday night or Wednesday morning).
And I am glad I had a good discussion with my parents. Lately we have just been really butting heads. Our discussions are NEVER uplifting and always end in fights. But tonight we made progress, (that is to say, we at least didn't move BACKWARDS). I entered and left the conversation feeling exactly the same way, but at least I didn't feel worse after it, right? That's a step forward in my books.
Days like today give me hope I need to get through the uncertainties of tomorrows. Last week was a mess, but today was a fresh start. I hope this week will be better (becasue today was good) but if it's not, I am glad to know that there are always more Sundays where this one came from!