A Note About Self Discipline
I should be in church right now (it’s 3:24PM), but I’m not. It’s a good thing I’m fasting for self discipline.
I slept in today. I slept in so late it is embarrassing for me to admit just how late I slept. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, it was noon when I woke up. I have no idea how I managed to sleep that late. If you look back over my life, it is not unusual for me to sleep in till noon or later. However, for the most part, since I entered into motherhood, it’s uncommon for me to sleep in, especially since we moved to Georgia. The exception to this rule is an occasional indulgence or to recover from a lack of sleep over a long period of time. None of those apply to today. Today, I was just a lazy bum. I didn’t even realize it was noon until I walked into the kitchen and saw the clock. What on earth? So I slept until noon? No big deal (minus the wasting my life away in such an embarrassing manner); I still had plenty of time to throw myself together in a hurry and get to church by the time it started at 1:00PM. That was my intention.
Shortly after the shock of the clock wore off, I remembered that it was Fast Sunday. I had no idea what to fast for, so I had to take sometime to figure this out. By the time I prayed about what to fast for, decided what to fast for and then prayed for my fast, it was 12:25PM. I could still get to church in time if I hurried.
However, I couldn’t find anything to wear. When I finally decided on what to wear, that had to be ironed. Then I had to shower because you can’t do anything with this hair if you don’t shower first. Trust me. By the time I was showered, dressed and ready to go, it was well after one o’clock. For some reason, I was not able to get myself moving fast enough. Why? Because I need self discipline.
I thought to myself, “All is not lost. I’ll hang out here for a bit and then go to Relief Society.” So, at about 2:15PM I hopped in the car and headed to church. My plan was to get there a little early for Relief Society so I would have time to take care of a few church errands. When I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed a lot of people were leaving. I thought to myself, “Huh. I guess a lot of people don’t stay for all three hours.”
As I was walking to the door, a friend of mine was walking up to the door at the same time. After a hello and how was your Thanksgiving, he looks at me and goes, “You’re not just getting here are you?”
“Ha! Yes.”
“We’re done. Church is over.”
“What?”
“Yeah. We just had Sacrament and that’s it today.”
“Why?”
“All of the rooms and overflows are filled with nativity sets. There is no where to hold classes.”
“Awesome. I’ll just take care of a few things and head back home then.”
Then I slumped into a pile of embarrassment on the floor and sucked my thumb until it turned into a prune. OK, not quite, but that’s how I felt. I slept till noon, I missed the first hour of church which turned into missing ALL of it. Like I said, it’s a good thing I’m fasting for self discipline.
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