Stress.

sometimes i get overwhelmed. i get stressed out and have panic attacks, it's pretty ridiculous and i feel embarrassed after because i was stressed about something so small and stupid that it really wasn't worth the the tears or the panic. and during these times of panic i turn to my family, i go upstairs to my mom and i cry, and cry, and then hyperventilating. it's pretty lame. 

then my mom gives me some pretty solid advice and all the worry goes away. it's pretty amazing. 

sometimes when i am stressed about school, family, friends, or finances yes, i'm a 16 year old who worries about finances, i decide to take refugee to lds.org, that site is truly amazing. you look up a word, and there is practically always a talk that you can read to make you feel better. 

today for instance, i have many stresses that i am thinking about: 

my dad is getting a full knee replacement, 

my mom is dealing with her health issues from a staph infection,

 i need to read a 650 paged book for american heritage,

i need to take my classes for drivers ed

i need to sign up for classes for the summer semester,

and i need to make sure i finish all my homework so i can help out more around the house. 

so... i decided to take a step back, and think. and during my thinking time, i decided to go to lds.org, and see if there is something to make me feel better, and so i searched 'stress', and not to my surprise all these talks popped up, talks by the infamous: 

Thomas S. Monson

Gordon B. Hinckley

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

these particular talks all spoke about what i have been dealing with stress, i didn't throughly read through them all, but they did give me a message i needed to hear. 

"Stresses in our lives come regardless of our circumstances. We must deal with them the best we can. But we should not let them get in the way of what is most important—and what is most important almost always involves the people around us. Often we assume that they must know how much we love them. But we should never assume; we should let them know. Wrote William Shakespeare, “They do not love that do not show their love.” ³ We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us."

Finding Joy In the Journey (General Conference October 2008) by Thomas S. Monson

if you are ever stressed, like i usually am, it is always a good idea to read a mormon talk -- even if you aren't mormon yourself-- it still tends to help you out.

this is a talk by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, that i think you might enjoy also.

i hope you all can deal with you stresses, and still remember what is most important in life. 

remember that if you keep packing up a lot of tomorrows, you'll realize that you'll have a lot of empty yesterdays.