Self-discipline is a rigorous process at best; too many of us want it to be effortless and painless.
Interpretation
Self-discipline requires effort and perseverance, but many desire it to come easily.
In this quote, Thomas S. Monson highlights the reality that self-discipline is inherently challenging and demands a rigorous approach. While many individuals wish for the benefits of self-discipline without the accompanying hard work and discomfort, true discipline necessitates commitment and perseverance over time to achieve personal growth and success.
In practice
This quote can be used during a motivational speech about achieving goals.
Mortality is a period of testing, a time to prove ourselves worthy to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. In order for us to be tested, we must face challenges and difficulties. These can break us, and the surface of our souls may crack and crumble-that is, if our foundations of faith, our testimonies of truth are not deeply embedded within us.
We are never alone when we stand with our Father in Heaven.
Things which provide deep and lasting happiness and gratitude are the things which money cannot buy: our families, the gospel, good friends, our health, our abilities, the love we receive from those around us.
The face of sin today often wears the mask of tolerance. Do not be deceived; behind that facade is heartache, unhappiness and pain. .. YOU be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow.
Gracias, danke, merci - whatever language is spoken, "thank you" frequently expressed will cheer your spirit, broaden your friendships, and lift your lives to a higher pathway as you journey toward perfection. There is a simplicity - even a sincerity - when "thank you" is spoken.
No member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who has canned peas, topped beets, hauled hay, shoveled coal, or helped in any way to serve others ever forgets or regrets the experience of helping provide for those in need.
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
If you like me, raise your hand. If you don't, raise your standards
I have grown to appreciate the power of believing in myself and of always having faith in myself. I rarely look back; instead, I always look forward. There is so much of life that we miss when we wallow in regret.
People think that coaches are always right, but it's difficult to teach a runner how to run, because every runner is different. You have to have an understanding of how to assist what that runner has, so they know how to assist what you have without taking away your special ability, because you're not like anybody else.
Donβt let people interfere with you. Boot βem out, turn off the phone, hide away, get it done. If you carry a short story over to the next day you may overnight intellectualize something about it and try to make it too fancy, try to please someone.
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