"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

Quote of the month: "As we give, we find that 'sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven' and in the end we learn it was no sacrifice at all." -Spencer W. Kimball

In light of the Christmas season, I thought that quote would be a good one to live by this month!

As finals approach, and all the stress of everything comes, it's so easy to be negative. Today in church we were talking about how we strengthen ourselves, and the thought came to me that one of the biggest things I do to strengthen myself is by looking at the positives in life. I know that i give off the appearance that I am always happy, but thats not always the case, but even when I'm not feeling very happy, I still put on a smile, because I know that that smile will have some kind of effect, whether its on me or someone else. Today I actually came across a quote that said " Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. " Personally, I know that when i'm feeling down, if someone smiles at me or says something nice, I instantly get cheered up. So why not do that for other people? You never know how far a kind act will go.