If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all

The other day I was talking to one of my coworkers, she is a freshman at BYU and she is one of the sweetest, cutest, and funniest girls that I have ever met. She is very personable and easy to talk to. She was telling me about her weekend. She told me about one night when she ran into a guy that she worked with over the summer. Long story, short he made a comment about her weight and indirectly told her that she was "chubby." She wouldn't let that fly and called him out on it and told him that he was a jerk. He justified his comment by saying that he was just, "being honest and speaking his mind." What I would like to say to that guy and everyone is that sometimes it is best to just keep your mouth shut. It makes me think back to when I was kid and my mom would always tell me, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all!"

My co-worker's self image was hurt by this inconsiderate boy's comment. I am sure that most girls in that situation would have been hurt by that type of comment, whether it's true or not. In that moment, I realized that it is important to always be building people up. Many things in this world tear people down. It's a harsh world, with some harsh people. But I do not want to be one of those harsh people.

I am making it a goal to give sincere comments to people everyday. The world needs more positivity, more joy, and more confidence. We are not here on this world to worry about lack of beauty or excess weight. We are here on this earth to grow, to have joy, and to serve others. And so, that is what I am going to do.

"Persistence is Key"

Something I learned this week is the value of persistence. I tend to give up on things too easily if they are not working out the way that I planned in my head.

The past two weeks I have been persistent in trying to get into this MCOM class and, finally, on Monday I was able to get into the class! So my persistence paid off!

From now on I am going to be more persistent in going after things that I want. When things seem as though they are not working out and there is no way that I can achieve my goal, I am going to work harder. Being persistent will help me in many aspects of my life, it will help me in my education, my job now, and also in my future career. I know that I will be able to achieve more through practicing the skill of persistence.