Four Guideposts by Kelly Miller

[Jenny SmithParticipant]

When everything is new

And you’re put on the spot

Breathe, your heart has not stopped.

You’ve no need to be blue

It is time to be you.

Face your guideposts and think,

It’s time for reflection.

To reach a conclusion,

It’s not time to shrink.

Or to let your goals sink.

Take a glance at the past,

Without dwelling too much.

Just long enough to touch

On your ‘thankful for’ cast.

With gratitude, hold fast.

With faith look heavenward

What’s divine will fulfill.

Take a breath and be still.

Avoid quicksand rearward.

Lean to your dreams. Onward.

There is more than just you,

Reach outward in service.

Your life will feel of purpose

When, for someone you do…

Old fears will depart, too.

Press forward, despite peers

Who tower with pressure

For permissive pleasure.

To harbors, our heart steers

Where safe moorings adheres.

-Based on a talk by Elder Monson

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