The 7UPS in Life

7UP is good.
So, how about the 7UPs in life?

The other day I got to thinking about the many UPs in life that we have. So, I did some brainstorming, and I ended up with 7 UPs. I thought of the refreshing drink 7UP in different flavors. Isn't it cool that we can have our 7UP drinks in different flavors? To me it shows that we have diversity, and we have a choice in life. With that being said, let me explain my thought process of the 7 UPs in life that are beneficial for us to be aware of in order to keep us looking UP in  hopefully the right direction.

1. Our first 7UP is to wake up. 

 There are two different connotations to waking up here. 

First is the obvious to literally wake up after a long night's sleep. 

The second is to wake up after catching yourself living in a monotonous daily routine or deep depression. It is to literally wake up and smell the roses as you realize that there is more to life than just breathing air, eating  and sleeping.

Are you truly awake in life or are you just getting by?

Sometimes people can wake up, but they don't want to get up.

2. Our second 7UP is to get up.

When I catch myself stuck in the daily grind of life, I find myself having to make myself get up. Personally, I think we all do sooner or later. Honestly, we kind of have no choice but to literally get up in order to go about living our daily routines. However, we can try to do so with a smile on our face and goals in mind. In fact, it would be very beneficial to apply my AMPS for spiritual energy at this point. My AMPS stand for Arise, Make Bed, Pray, Study Scriptures. I just love starting my day with my AMPS for spiritual energy because it helps me look forward to waking up and then getting up for the day.

3. Our third 7UP is to dress up.

I find I want to perform my best in life according to how I dress. Now, it really all depends on what your goals are for the day. ( cooking, cleaning, working in the yard, working at an office, etc.)
Remember that you can dress up, but are you dressing for success in what you want out of life? 

I know that I feel better, when I try to look my best no matter what the occasion.

4.Our fourth 7UP is to show up

Yes, it is definitely important to show up, 

especially if we have a job to go to. 

Now the question to ask is are you just showing up to show up and get by? 

This leads us to the fifth 7UP.

5.Our fifth 7UP is to live it up

You can show up in life, but are you living it up? 

Are you truly awake to live life to your full potential? 

Are you living it up with a smile on your face as you strive to go that extra mile?

6.Our 6th 7UP is to never give up

This 7UP in life says it all. We should never give up. 

Please try to always remember that we can get help whenever we want, if we always follow the seventh 7UP in life.

Our seventh 7UP is to always look up

Most importantly, 

are you always looking up for extra strength and guidance 

to help you not give up? 

Remember, we need to always look up to help us:

Wake up

Get up

Dress up

Show up

Live it up

And never

Give up

I just love the 7UPS in life, and I hope you do too.

Sincerely me,
Carol Louise with the last name of MOORE. Owner of MOORE Soaps and Crafts and Mom to the MOORE Sisters from Idaho.
#cmooreinspiration

A Saint is a Sinner Who Keeps On Trying

I might be a Saint, but I am not a perfect one. I still find myself sinning. 

I am a Saint who sins but is still trying. 

Trying to always Choose The Right 

and
Trying to keep God within my sight.

The following is part of a talk called

 "Latter Day Saints Keep On Trying" 

given by Dale G. Renlund.

"God cares a lot more about who we are and who we are becoming than about who we once were. He cares that we keep on trying."

President Thomas S. Monson has taught:

“One of God’s greatest gifts to us is the joy of trying again, 

for no failure ever need be final.”

 Dale G. Renlund further stated that:

"My invitation to all of us 

is to evaluate our lives, repent, and keep on trying. 

If we don’t try, we’re just latter-day sinners; 

if we don’t persevere, we’re latter-day quitters; 

and if we don’t allow others to try, 

we’re just latter-day hypocrites. 

As we try, persevere, and help others to do the same, 

we are true Latter-day Saints. 

As we change, 

we will find that God indeed cares a lot more about who we are 

and about who we are becoming 

than about who we once were."  

The rest of the talk can be located on lds.org. 

May we continually try to Choose The Right

 And always keep God within our sight

Sincerely shared by me, 

Carol Louise with the last name of MOORE. 

The DRIVE Through Life Prayer

May we never get lost

No matter what the cost

May we always find our way

No matter what time of day

May we always Choose The Right

Keeping God within our sight

Furthermore I pray that we

Stay focused on our eternity

I came up with this prayer, when I posted a picture of my youngest daughter Sabrina Moore driving and received MOORE Inspiration later on that night and early morning in which I expanded on it here.

My husband let Sabrina Moore drive the other day because she has her permit now. So, he takes this picture of her, sends it to me and says, "pray for me". Now that's a father's faith, right there. Especially coming from a "MOOREman". JK. 

He did that with all our kids, when they started driving. Lol.

Okay, I have a confession. I was praying too, when my kids were driving, 

and I'm still praying for them as they drive through the different stages of life. 

I pray that they don't get lost, don't have an accident, and that they always drive safely. I pray that they always drive with peace of mind and extra guidance from above. I pray they stay focused on their eternal destination in life.
And this is how I got my inspiration for "The Drive Through Life Prayer".

Sincerely me, Carol Louise with the last name of MOORE. 

Owner of Moore Soaps and Crafts and mom to the Moore Sisters from Idaho.
#cmooreinspiration

Think I'm Possible Not Impossible

It is all in the perspective.
It is optimism at it's best.

This reminds me of looking at a glass 

that is filled to the middle. 

You either think it is half empty or half full.

 It is all in the perspective.

So, what are you going to think? 

Hopefully you will

Sincerely me, Carol Louise with the last name of MOORE,

 owner of Moore Soaps and Crafts, and Mom to the Moore Sisters from Idaho

#cmooreinspiration 

A Heart of GOLD

May we never be too old

To have a heart of GOLD

I have a prayer just for you

To help you in all you do

May a heart of GOLD you find

In order to stay kind

Every single day

For this is the way

For true happiness to be

On our road to eternity

May we never be too old

To have a heart of GOLD

GOODNESS

OPTIMISM

LOVE

DREAMS

The GOODNESS within

Keeps us from sin

The OPTIMISM helps us see

All the good that we can be

The LOVE keeps us strong

And getting along

Helping our DREAMS to come true

And know what we should do

To have a heart of GOLD

That could never be sold

May we never be too old

To have a heart of GOLD.

May that heart always be true, 

and always show the real you.

Inspiration by me, Carol Louise 

with the last name of MOORE.

Mom to the Moore Sisters from Idaho

and owner of Moore Soaps and Crafts

3 Bones of Survival

There are some bones to help you survive
And perhaps to help you thrive
Through the unexpected woes of life
Or ups and downs of daily strife

What are these bones, you might say?
These bones that help us be this way.
Well, here they are
I have three, so far
Funny bone
Back bone
Wish bone

The funny bone to help you smile
The back bone to endure for awhile
The wish bone to help make dreams come true
And all these bones are there to help you

Written by me, Carol Louise with the last name of MOORE

#cmooreinspiration
owner of Moore Soaps and Crafts
And mom to the MOORE SISTERS from Idaho

Don't Forget To END Your Day With Prayer

I've been doing so good at remembering to start my day by charging my batteries with my spiritual energy AMPS. It has made a tremendous difference in my life. 

So, I wanted to come up with another special anagram to help me remember to END my day with prayer. I was then inspired to use the word END to help me remember how important it is to END my day with prayer.

Every
Night
Decompress with a prayer

Decompress means to calm down and relax from another blessed day here on earth.

Whether life is or isn't fair
You should always
Decompress with prayer

Job 22:27
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

Proverbs 15:8 & 9
"...but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9. The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness."

Remember that Everyone Needs to End their day with prayer. 

Most importantly,

Don't Forget your spiritually energizing

AMPS to start your day as well. 

Sarah Moore from Moore Sisters Shares her Light by Choosing The Right

I just have to share my favorite post so far for 2016 from my daughter Sarah Moore.

"Life is perfect for none of us, 

and at times the challenges and difficulties we face 

may become overwhelming, causing our light to dim. 

However, with help from our Heavenly Father, 

coupled with support from others, 

we can regain that light 

which will illuminate our own path once again 

and provide the light others may need" 

President Thomas S. Monson

Sarah is very musical, talented, sweet, polite, 

and she is always striving to "Choose The Right" 

May she always illuminate and share the light

and may she always Choose The Right 

For an update on Sarah's other inspirational posts check out her Blog by clicking here.

For an update on her latest adventures with her music check out her Facebook Page by clicking here.

The following story I wrote for my Sarah Louise, when she was little. I've written at least one story for each of my six kids. Sarah has another Christmas story I wrote that I really love. You can find that one on her blog page.

One day I would love to have my stories I have written published, especially the ones I have written for my MOORE children. 

 
Sarah Louise
written by me, Carol Louise
copyright 2004

There is a girl who is so polite

Her name is Sarah Louise

And because she wanted to “Choose The Right”

She learned to say the word “PLEASE”

“Pleased to meet you, long time no see.”

“Please won’t you come meet my family.”

“Please meet my sisters and little brother.”

“Please meet my father and my mother.”

“Please may I go out and play?”

“I’m pleased to see such a lovely day.”

 

But did you know there actually was a time

That sweet Sarah Louise

Felt it was a most frightful crime

To even say the word “Please”

Not to you nor me

Or her own family

There was just no way

That word she would say

Instead she would make these rude demands

That sounded more like military commands

“Give me this.”

“Give me that.”

“Now give me a kiss.”

“And get my hat.”

“Hand me that sweater.”

“Pass over that drink.”

Saying “Please” would be better.

What do you think?

Well, this is when people would start to run

Whenever they would see Sarah Louise

For she was no longer any fun

Because she would never say the word “Please”

Not to you nor me

Or her own family

There was just no way

That word she would say

Until one uneventful day

She realized that no one would even play

With a child that wouldn’t say “Please.”

Yes, a child named Sarah Louise.

And ever since that day

She learned to be MOORE polite

Because she wanted others to play

With her, and wanted to “Choose The Right”

Now it would seem to me

That Sarah Louise,

Knew just what to do.

When she learned to use “PLEASE”

With everyone she knew.

“Please would you open the door?”

And “please will you give me more

Of that there milk in the jug?”

“Now please may I have a hug?”

So, do you think Sarah Louise

Is ever so polite?

And all because she learned to say “Please”

And wanted to Choose The Right

 

Sincerely written by me, Carol Louise with the last name of MOORE.

 

Dancing Sabrina, written by me, Carol Louise with the last name of Moore and Mom to the Moore Sisters from Idaho

I bet you didn't know I could write children's stories. This is one of my favorite's I wrote for my youngest Daughter Sabrina Moore clear back around 2004.

DANCING SABRINA                                                               

Written by me, Carol Louise

Why little Sabrina she loved to dance,

and it would seem she had ants in her pants.

Oh, but how could that be,

that sounds so silly to me

to have ants in your pants,

to make you dance.

So maybe she went out to play

and sat in a big pile of dirt,

not knowing it was full of ants

that would get in her pants

to make her dance.

Boy, I think that would hurt

to have ants in your pants

to make you dance

from side to side, and all around

you would see her dance with all kinds of sound:

YIPPEE! YAHOO! WINGABEE! CALAZOO!

                                                           

Now what if she ate some magical beans,

you know those magical Mexican jumping beans.

Why she would dance around and shout “OLE!”

and dance, and dance, and dance all day

from side to side, and all around,

she would dance and dance with all kinds of sound:

YIPPEE! YAHOO! WINGABEE! CALAZOO!

Oh but how could that be

that sounds so silly to me?

No, I will tell you what makes my Sabrina dance,

and it is not going out to play

or sitting in a big pile of dirt

not knowing it was full of ants

that would get in her pants, to make her dance.

Nor the magical Mexican jumping beans

that made her want to shout “OLE!”

and dance, and dance, and dance all day.

                                                                  

Why it is Music!

It is the rhythm, the notes, the sound.

Why she will twist her body and move up and down

to anything, I mean anything that has a sound.

The kind of sound like in a clock,

as it goes “Tick, tock, Tick, tock”.

Or birds when they flirt

And go “chirp, chirp, chirp”

Now do not forget the T.V. and radio,

and of course the piano.

Why it is the sound of music in your ear,

anything with a rhythm that you hear

and everything with a beat

that starts in your head, and goes to your feet.

So, now you know why at every chance

My little Sabrina loves to dance.

I should try harder to try and publish this and my others I've written. One day this will be published, along with my other stories. Just wait and see.  

By the way, Sabrina is almost ready to join her sisters with singing. So, don't forget to check out the wonderful musical talents of my daughters the MOORE Sisters from Idaho.