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by Makayla
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• • • STAY CONSISTENT • • • This year I’m trying to be more consistent because no real results come without plans & good habits. Think about it: what good comes from doing 1/3 of your school assignments? Not much. But even if you’re not the smartest 🍪 you will do significantly better in your classes if you consistently & diligently do every homework assignment & turn it in on time. 👇🏻 Daily improvements made over time lead to incredible results. Why? Because consistency is the mother of all mastery. Results don’t come overnight. I’m fighting for consistency in my life. I want to be consistent in my thoughts, words, actions, schoolwork, health, religion, character, & intents. I want to be the person that I say I am all the time & hopefully this will help me to be more of the person I would like to be. Hard work, talent, & natural ability will lead you nowhere without consistency, yet those of average ability can reach excellence if they apply themselves. I truly believe this. Consistent hard work is the great equalizer & success is found in your everyday efforts, not in☝🏻 act. I’m learning that consistency is more important than perfection. Stay Kind. Stay Consistent. Stay Rad. & Stay YOU. ❤️ #staywear #stayday

[ Peace In Christ ] _______________________________________________________ “I feel His love lifting me up & I know He is by my side. His grace finds me, gently guides me, & it gives me the courage to try. He’s my Redeemer. He’s my friend. He’s my Savior & He will send light when I’m feeling lost, hope when it seems gone… I know I’ll always find peace in Christ. I’ll carefully listen & walk in His footsteps, & I’m learning I’m never alone. I trust His voice as I make each choice. He is leading me safely home. His arms are open wide & love is in His eyes when He sees me. He’ll hold me. There is peace in Christ” ‘Peace In Christ’ —Hilary Weeks _______________________________________________________ The youth in my ward sang this beautiful song yesterday & it’s been on my mind ever since. The words spoke to my heart & rang true as a testimony of Christ. I’ve been working to make some improvements in my life; to act on the bits of revelation I receive & make changes in order to take steps toward Christ. It can be hard sometimes & overwhelming to look at all that I have to do. Sometimes the distance seems impossible, but I know that through my faith & through the Atonement of Jesus Christ I can be made whole & perfectly complete. That knowledge means everything to me. Despite my many mistakes, my imperfections & countless flaws, I have felt an enormous amount of love from my Heavenly Father lately. At times this love has been hard for me to feel. I’ve always known that God loved me, but it has become even more clear as I have seen so many tender mercies, miracles, & blessings in my life. I have felt so incredibly loved. I hope that you do, too. I hope that you can find solace in prayer, joy in the gospel, & peace in Christ. That is what I hope for you because it is what carries me through this life. Christ is my anchor, please let Him be yours. #saltldsretreat

“LIVE DIFFERENT” When I came across the Stay Wear brand I was immediately impressed with the mission they had set out to accomplish. So often we are bombarded with false ideas of who or what we are supposed to be & at times it can even prove difficult to find real, authentic people or even just to be true to yourself. It's hard to be yourself in a world full of people pretending to be something they are not, especially when the real you may not be "mainstream" or "popular". But, wouldn't you rather be the raw, unfiltered, beautiful you? Maybe you feel pressured to be something that you're not or perhaps you simply need some motivation to be honest about who you truly are & what you’re facing. I love this brand because they focus on encouraging others to be exactly who they are & who they want to be. They name STAY offers so many messages of encouragement & hope --not just in the word itself, but because it's open-ended to fit the needs of each individual person; & we are all unique individuals. Not only this, but Stay Wear advocates for positive mental health by supporting anti-bullying & suicide prevention. This could not mean more to me as I have battled my own mind & seen others suffer. Regardless of your religion, sexual orientation, race, or position in life you deserve to be heard & I want you to know that & believe that with your whole heart. You deserve good things. You deserve to live happy. Be your own advocate, & if you can’t then shoot me a message & I will offer you what I can: support, empathy, & friendship. You’ve got this. So, do yourself a favor & choose to stay, in whatever form that may take. Stay Kind, Stay Courageous, Stay True, Stay Positive, Stay Dedicated, Stay Alive, & Stay You. Because there is only ☝🏻 you. ••• "STAY UNIQUE • STAY REAL • STAY YOU." ••• Let go of who you think you should be in order to be who you actually are. #stayday #staywear I’m grateful to be an ambassador for a company that supports authenticity & self love. ❤️ Use code ‘MAKMARIE’ for 20% off.

GOOD DAY. Motra Holt is home my friends & my heart is so happy. You never realize quite how much you’ve missed someone until you have them in your arms again & it was a long 18 months. Part of who I am is because of who you are.❤️

• • • THANK YOU • • • Last month I turned 21 & although it’s been a crazy ride I’m happy to be here. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of support systems & how important it is to have one in your life. I’m talking to YOU when I say that I’m thankful for your kindness. The world can be cruel, but I’ve not experienced any of that from you. Thank you for allowing me the room & the grace to evolve. Thank you for your encouragement, your concern, & for not expecting me to be a finished product. I have been so immensely blessed by you & your goodness. I get that it’s pretty uncool to thank people over social media, but there are so many of you that I’m talking to & my to-do list is already a mile long, that this is the best way I could think of. 🙈 —So, thanks for being on my team & know that I’m on yours. Please know that I pray for you, too, that you’ll receive every ounce of help merited through your goodness and great efforts. My heart has been touched by all the texts, visits, calls, & time you’ve taken for me. Know that I really do appreciate every gesture of kindness, even if that appreciation isn’t sent in a thank you note. I owe you a debt that I cannot repay & all the words in the world could not thank you properly, but I hope that you’ll get a glimpse of my gratitude for you & that you know how much your kindness is noticed. I’m privileged to know some of the purest souls, & what I cannot say to you I’ve said through tears in prayers of gratitude. —Thanks for being in my corner. Don’t forget that you’ve got me in yours. & I don’t go down without a fight. 👊🏻 💕// A terribly flawed individual stitched together with good intentions: Mak

• GOD CARES • A week ago I found an injured bird just outside our house. I immediately noticed something was wrapped around its beak & as I took a step toward him he didn’t fly away. I continued with caution, picked him up, & fixed him up as best as I could. I set him down in the leaves & he didn't fly away. He ran into the bushes --probably scared to death, & got himself stuck. It became clear that he was unable to fly. Now, I know what you're thinking... "You're not supposed to touch wild animals, Makayla." Well, at that point I really didn't care; he needed my help. I rescued him from his predicament & called for the appropriate help. As I sat on the porch with this injured little bird in my hands I had a spiritual experience. I sat there stroking his head, running my fingers slowly over his feathers as I whispered to him. He was bleeding onto my shirt & I didn't know it at the time, but he was dying in my arms. There was nothing that I could do to reverse what was happening. —I was thinking about how much I cared for this little creature & how much I wished I could alleviate its suffering. I remembered the scripture that talks about God knowing when even a sparrow falls, & how much more He must love us. I was overcome with the spirit & felt a portion of the love that God has for me; that He has for each of us. 💕 In my life, & especially during the last two years there have been times that I have felt utterly alone. I wondered where God was & if He cared that a girl in Cache Valley felt lost & broken. Even though I knew the truth there were times that I sincerely felt abandoned. I testify that He truly does care. He knows you, He loves you, & He is in the details of your life. Even if you feel that your prayers go unanswered sometimes, please know that He is listening. I shed a tear or two over that dying little bird as I held him for the better part of an hour, but I shed more over the reassurance & love I felt. I had an overwhelming feeling that told me just how much God cares, that He heard every prayer, & that I was never alone -even in my darkest moments. If you're wondering if He is there or if He cares, then ASK. Because I know that He does.

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