Remember This

If you're anything like me, you have notes, reminders, calendar items, and alarms to help you remember all the things you have to. There are deadlines, appointments, events, to-do lists, and countless other things to try and cram in our brains.

To be honest, if it wasn't for all these reminders, I wouldn't remember half of the things I'm supposed to, and I forget lots of things as is!

I don't want to add to the grocery list of things to keep in your mind, but there are a few things I want to make sure you remember.

1) Who you are

I bought this ring in Disneyland, partly because I'm a huge Disney geek and want to feel like a Disney princess in even a small way like this, but mostly I bought it as a reminder for myself: that I am royalty. I'm the daughter of the King of Kings. I have a divine heritage and a divine destiny. I wear this ring to remind myself that, even when I'm in sweatpants or after I just spilled food all down my front or when I'm bawling my eyes out, I am still a daughter of God.

2) What you stand for

Many Mormons wear some form of a "CTR ring." CTR stands for Choose the Right, a little reminder to strive to do the right thing. My family has a wonderful tradition, where once someone graduates from seminary (that scripture-based class I went to at 6 am every day of my high school career), they receive a nice CTR ring. This was the one I chose, and as you can tell from the scrapes and nicks, it has been worn every day since I got it. It's just one more reminder of who I'm trying to be, and what I believe in.

3) The difference you can make

I ordered this bracelet from Etsy right after a session of General Conference that reminded me of what my primary goal in life is in relation to other people: I want every person I come in contact with to know that they are loved. No one is unlovable or beyond the reach of loving arms. And I want to make sure the people around me know that. The problem? Sometimes I'm hesitant with showing my love for people, thanks to that stupid voice in the back of my head saying that people will think I'm weird or whatever. So I gave myself a reminder to not only love, but to love fiercely.
 Loudly.
Boldly.

These are some of my reminders. I wear them, so that I can have them with me all the time, not just when my alarm goes off or when it pops up in my calendar or when I see that sticky note on my door. I wear these, because of all the things I'm trying to remember, these are the ones that matter most.

So, my readers, remember this:

You are divine and lovely by nature.

You have the power to stand for something and make a difference.

You can and should love - others and yourself.