For years I have loved the segment, "Your Life in Three Words," that ABC does on Saturday morning just before the 7 o'clock hour.Good Morning America asked, "How much can you say in just three words? Can you express your thoughts, your feelings, your sadness or joy? Could your three words be a celebration of a special event, or a thought on everyday life?"
Viewer responses poured in and continue to pour in. I was just watching it ... an older lady riding in a hot air balloon, two kids entering kindergarten, a young college student just moving into his new dorm, a couple getting married, a woman waiting for an organ donation ... a hockey team, "Summer is Over!" (Being Canadian I understand how they feel, but I am not glad summer is over!) Every week regular people describing their lives in 3 words. I am a counselor in a high school. One year I wanted our students to describe their lives in 3 words. My coworkers were not inspired. They didn't get it. Yesterday while watching a documentary on Steve Jobs, the commentator said that we should be able to describe our mission in a tweet ... short, brief, but succinct and meaningful. I am inspired every time I watch the segment and it makes me SMILE! One year on one of many solo car treks to Canada, I decided that I would think of my testimony of Jesus Christ in 3 words. My children know I love to think and muse on these treks. When I stop I get out either my electronic device or, before gadgets, a pen and a pencil ( I suppose they are gadgets also) and write. Some times at a rest stop, sometime at a restaurant or a truck and biker stop, and sufffice it to say at other places and times. Her are some of my three word testimonies; "Did not doubt," "Mother's knew it," "Grateful for Atonement," "Jesus loves me," "Joseph Smith prayed," "Serve the Lord," Father, Son, Holy Ghost," He answers prayers," "Love my neighbor" ... just a few. I probably started the list about three years ago. I am glad I watched tv this morning early. It reminded me of my testimony, three words or more ... This I Believe! " http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Your3Words/ So, if you are going to comment, please ... in three words ... inspire me all over again!
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