Smile All-Ways: The definition

A way to wish everyone the best, and the ability to find a way to smile, no matter what befalls them on the roads of life. Also, It's my blog. It's in the Scriptures!!! 2 Nephi 9:39 Spiritually-Minded Is Life Eternal, Hence SMILE-ALLWAYS.


Sunday, January 30, 2011

The Rejected Prince Charming

oh the Nostalgia!!! Savannah sent this in email to me a while ago, with her permission i'm posting it on here. This is from the days when I still had a Facebook and was still delusional about the time I did waste on it, but it definitely was fun while it lasted, I may just reboot may Facebook someday soon, who knows.... enjoy the laugh everyone, the production is set to hit the stage sometime next month...



Logan Miehl Packer:D as savannah searches the horizon, all hope seems lost. But wait, is that help on its way?"
June 6 at 3:07pm

Savannah Widmer"Can it be? My prince charming coming to rescue me? No...it cannot be!"
June 8 at 11:23am ·

Steven DawsonI'm here! No more need to worry! For I am here! Now what did you want? For I came here in a hurry and would like to know what you want! Are you being chased by a dragon? Cause I like slaying dragons, what do you want, oh do I ever want to know what you want
June 8 at 11:26am

Savannah Widmer"Oh please dear prince! This firing dragon is about to burn me to a crisp! Come and whisk me off my feet, down the tower and onto your stallion!"
June 8 at 12:28pm ·

Steven DawsonAlready done milady, while you were gabbing, I was jabbing, now there is a very dead dragon in my wagon, come sit on my stead, and I will lead you back to my palace and with a big chalice, we will drink away all misery and woe, (apple juice of cource)
June 8 at 12:31pm

Savannah Widmer"Oh fine prince! How will I reward you for such a fine deed? You are truly the man of my dreams!"
June 8 at 12:35pm ·

Steven DawsonNot a reward is required, for nothing more is desired then a kiss to be given from me to you, for your very presence is a present to me, and nothing more could be disired indeed
June 8 at 12:41pm

Savannah Widmer"If only it twas that easy, my prince, for a desire such as that cannot be given but to the man who holds my heart and, as of yet, you are not he."
June 8 at 12:43pm ·

Steven DawsonThen what could be done, for no more need be said, have I errored in word or in deed? have I done nothing wrong? been chilvalric and bold? What can be done? To obtain such a high honor of glory in your eye's?
For I woulds't win your heart, if ever I could, how would I?
June 8 at 12:47pm

Savannah Widmer"That, I know not, we shall have to wait and see what occurs...*sigh. For now, Adieu"

Brie LeBaroni liked reading your story...or was it real life? :D
June 8 at 6:44pm

Sadie Johnsonhaha! that was awesome! :D i liked reading that too...HOOZA HOOZA ONKOR ONKOR! standing novastion! (is that spelled right?)
June 8 at 10:21pm

Steven DawsonIt's obation, but close, and thanks
June 8 at 10:27pm

Sadie Johnsonhaha! thats horrible, i need to be in school.
June 8 at 10:29pm

Sadie Johnsonthx for breaking it to me gently that i have no spelling skills what so ever...
June 8 at 10:29pm

Steven DawsonNot to break up the sop story but I still have one more line left....
June 8 at 10:33pm

Sadie Johnsonoh ok. sry to intrude.
June 8 at 10:34pm

Steven DawsonWait do not go! For the day is still but young! There is still much life to live! And where ever you roam, I will be but not far behind, as your final eternal resting home!
June 8 at 10:35pm

Steven DawsonDone now, you can continue
June 8 at 10:36pm

Sadie Johnsonhaha well what else is there to say?
June 8 at 10:37pm

Steven DawsonHow about "The End" what shall we name our play?
June 8 at 10:38pm

Sadie JohnsonHmm good question? How bout?
The Tale of the Noble & Broken or Dusk to Gust
now thats got meaning behind it.... Haha
June 8 at 11:54pm

Steven DawsonHow about "The Heart Broken Knight"? I like that
June 9 at 8:07am

Steven DawsonOr "The Regected Prince Charming" ?that sounds even better
June 9 at 8:22am

Steven DawsonSavannah what's your input?
June 9 at 8:23am

Sadie JohnsonHaha those r good. :) ya, savannah, input, u guys wrote the play, u decide...
June 9 at 9:06am

Savannah WidmerUh, how about "The Wrong Prince Charming" or "Rescuing the Damsel: is it enough?" , although I do like "The Rejected Prince Charming", it seems to fit rather nicely! :D
June 12 at 7:08pm ·

Sadie Johnsoni like the rescueing the damsel is it enough. Its really fitting
June 12 at 9:59pm

Steven DawsonBty that last comment was me useing sadie's phone, it was a new experiance for me, I stole her phone
June 12 at 10:25pm

Sadie JohnsonHaha stole? U wish. Well actually...u did?
June 12 at 11:48pm

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Through the Eyes of a Child

"An elementary school teacher gave her students some time to color and draw what ever they wanted. She walked around asking her students what they were drawing. She came up to one little boy and asked him what he was drawing. "God" her replied. She told him that that was impossible, for no one knows what God looks like. The child smugly responded with his crayons in hand, "Well they will in a few moments then won't they?"

This story was shared with my class today in church, and I began to wonder, which would God prefer? The lofty theological arguments that many scholars try to use to describe his nature? or the yellow stick figure with a halo around his head? God himself said that it was by small and simple means that he brought to pass great things. So why do people try so hard to define him in large flouncy explanations? Maybe that is why they fail so often, they are weighed down by the weight of their own wings.

Why can't he simply be our spiritual Father in Heaven, who sent us down here to learn, grow, and progress so we can have chance to obtain what we desired when we started our journey? to become like him, having a body and spiritually attuned nature that can live the life of a God. Why does mankind insist that because this life is hard, painful, and often mundane that God must not love us? Isn't it also Fun, Beautiful, and wonderfully exciting?  Like using the infinite life cheat on a video game, Life wouldn't be fun if it wasn't challenging. A race would be pointless if everyone was the fastest, skydiving not fun if there wasn't the fear of death, if we'd never have had to eat cold beans for the can, we could never enjoy a meal at Olive Garden. the war of life is full of goods and bads, wouldn't it be best to just stop complaining, put on your protective armor, and charge into battle swinging?

We need to be like the little children, Innocence is bliss, but not ignorance. there is a difference. To be corrupted by the self-centered, self-destructive little bubble that bemoans "woe is me" is not happiness and is not the doctrine of God. To be unblemished, pure, white, and clean. washed in the living waters of repentance, that is to be innocent, that is to be as a child. It starts with the belief that God is simple. It starts with the belief that while  we don't understand everything that happens in our life, one day we will look back and see the purpose and understand, and then it will all seem so simple.

There are a lot of niceties of my faith that I don't as of yet understand fully, but I know this, i can except them for what they are worth, and I have faith that one day the larger picture can be revealed to me. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ is one founded on Truth, I believe that Jesus Christ is my savior, and I enjoy the internal struggle to learn the things of God.

I'm going to try to write more spiritual posts every sunday, usually on my thoughts either during church or during the week, so you can look forward to that. Thanks to everyone who reads my blog regularly! it motivates me to keep writing when I see that people are interested in what I have to say.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Inspiration

I read this quote by Orson Scott Card, and I liked it so much, I thought I'd post it here,

"A claim of inspiration is a claim of authority, and, as a writer, I have none.
That is why I never claim that anything I wrote was inspired by God, not even things I wrote by assignment from the church. I accept the blame for my mistakes, and assume that if you feel inspired, that is the Spirit acting upon you as you read, not upon me as I wrote."
If you want, you can read the full article here: Article

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Little Boy Martin

So I had an assignment for my Writing class, I was supposed to bring a children's book about Martin Luther King Jr, Helen Keller, or Thanksgiving, so we could analyze it for the authors voice. I didn't know that was WHY we had to bring it to class before hand, so when I forgot about the assignment until the night before, I decided to write my own, my class mates thought it was a real hoot, so I scanned it onto here for the whole world to enjoy. Please, don't criticize my art-work, I'm a writer, not an artist.