The loss of complexity and mystery in our everyday response to life entails a loss of soul as well, because soul always manifests itself in mystery and multiplicity. It is important to trust your intuitions, which are not the same as intellectual interpretations. Much of life consists of shedding all that interferes with the expression of our uniqueness. Our individual voice is always distinctive; the difficulty is in finding what we are, free of artifice. Usually, the main problem with life conundrums is that we do not bring to them enough imagination. We understand our difficulties literally and look for literal solutions, which rarely work precisely because they are part of the problem—lack of imagination. Life reveals itself to us slowly, gradually. Having patience with life is extremely important, and it is more effective in the long run than any exercise of knowledge, techniques, and tricks. Life reveals itself on its own time, but it does reveal itself. Take time to enjoy the beauty around you and be mindful of precious moments. The light that transforms us is the radiance of being blissfully alive in the moment. Finding a distinctive style in life is no less significant for its being delayed. Pressures to measure ourselves against others never completely cease, but many of us strengthen our liberation the closer we get to understanding our truth. Perhaps the most evicting facet of aging is that heady sense of emancipation, of having arrived at full identity. #RandolphHarris 1 of 5

We want to replace divine mystery with human rationality, but it is important to leave room for the unexpected. Many of us feel we are kind of in a linear race with life and time. There are landmarks placed by other generations, and we feel that we have to arrive on time or fail in the whole journey. However, even if we face delays in life, it does not mean that time is lost. Many people possess talents that they hold in reserve until their obligations to others have been fulfilled or until life quiets down enough to allow them finally to heed their own inclinations. The ending of a job or career, the maturation of children, and newly gained time may permit the expression of a true personality and interest, allowing one to act in new and inventive ways. When we experience the freedom and fully develop who we are it can be like being born again into another body and it allows individuals to feel good about being who they are, a unique, interesting person with some talent of their own. We will always be learning, growing, and evolving into our real person. Some people find that they are happiest when they are in any kind of learning experience, be it a classroom, lecture, or just reading and writing. Time passes swiftly when we are productive, even if we start later in life. It is so great that human beings continue to grow. #RandolphHarris 2 of 5

There are rich, multilayered natures in life of all kinds, and the experiences are important to us because they are rich with imagination and soul. At any age, recovering and discovering ourselves require the same willingness to heed our quiet yearnings. People, because of their careers and families, often neglect or abandon pursuits and interests which, at an earlier point in time, gave life zest and meaning. If an individual is encouraged to recall what made life meaning to him or her in adolescence, one will begin to discover neglected sides of oneself, and perhaps turn once again to music, or to painting, or to some other cultural or intellectual pursuit which once enthralled him or her, but which the pressure of life’s business had made the individual abandon. Taking back our earlier yearnings, or daring to develop them for the first time, is one of the key privileges of having time on our hands. When you think that it takes nine months to grow a baby, it is no surprise that it can take a lifetime to grow a soul. Many people say it is fun to be alive and to be contributing something, however little, but still something. Dreams give us a great deal of insight into our habits and our nature, but also insight into the past, our current situations and problems, and the culture in a larger sense. #RandolphHarris 3 of 5

Obedience leads to true freedom. The more we obey revealed truth, the more we become liberated. Consider the Earth itself. It was formed out of matter and in the beginning was empty, desolate, and dark. Then came order as God commanded that the light should be divided from the darkness. God’s command was obeyed, and the Earth had its first day, followed by its first night. Then God ordered the creation of the atmosphere. He organized the Sun, Moon, and Stars to shine in their appropriate times and seasons. After a series of commands, the Earth not only became habitable, but it became beautiful. We are all children of God and the Earth operates in obedience to God’s laws. We should be gradually lifted up mentally to the place of thought where we feel at ease. Imagines of doubt should no longer assail us. Calm and peace should accumulate in out thought. Our work is not done properly unless something happens as a result of it. Treatment is not for the purpose of helping us either avoid reality or to endure unhappy situations. It is for the express purpose of changing situations, and unless situation or conditions are changed as a result of the treatment, we have missed the mark. Words of doubt have no affirmative power. We must know that our covenant with God is good and we are certain to accomplish our goals. #RandolphHarris 4 of 5

Every word we speak is the presence, the power, and the activity of law within us. It is the law unto the things whereof we speak of. It cannot and will not return to us void but will accomplish the purpose we have in mind. It can and will heal and demonstrate; it can and will produce the desired result. “Words of truth are hard against all uncleanness,” reports 2 Nephi 9.40. There must be a persistent belief in the power of your own word. We must know that the law of God is all powerful, and that no evil is ordained nor intended. Our knowledge of God’s law dissipates all evil and all manifestations of evil. Know that the right thought will always find an objective form and will always externalize itself. Believe that the will of God is always towards goodness, truth, and beauty. Goodness, truth, and beauty cannot be revered because they have no opposites, but our knowledge of the truth can reverse every so-called evil. God has given you knowledge and made you free. The conscious mind chooses what it wishes the subjective law to act upon. It gives direction to a power which is infinite compared to its own conscious capacity. We shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasure. By obedience, we also gain knowledge. Obedience brings peace in decision making and spiritual safety. #RandolphHarris 5 of 5