This year I had a monumental birthday. I turned 30. I know it’s not old. I know I’m still a baby in so many ways but it is the oldest I have ever been and I feel a lot older than I did when I was 20. When I was 20 I played to my strengths and even hung onto them because I was still trying to figure out who I was. My perspective then was, “Well, I didn’t start when I was 6, so I’ll never be the best at it or good at it, and I don’t have time or reflexes to start now.”
Now that I’m 30, I feel like the pressure is off to be the best at something, and those things I always wished I had started 25 years ago I can start now and become really great at them by the time I’m 40. I kind of laugh because a ten year goal kind of feels a little ridiculous. But when we start now, an eternity of working on something will really mean something. If you just have faith that practice really does make perfect then it really doesn't matter how many times you mess up as long as you keep practicing. I just hold on to experiences I've had that when I consistently try, I have always succeeded. I want this lesson to not discourage anyone. No one should feel like they are the exception to the celestial kingdom. The gospel was designed to get everyone who lives it to the highest part of the celestial kingdom. As long as you REALLY try on a consistent basis then you WILL get there!
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