Spanish class is over

Now that Spanish class is over, I have lost the train of thought that I was following in my last post. Even after re-reading it I cannot follow where my thoughts at that time were going. It is one of those times when a train of thought has been derailed off of its tracks by a time restraint that would not allow it to continue.
I have found it interesting the last couple of weeks as I have tried to direct my thoughts away from work when I am not at work that there is a lot of things going on in my head. I have had a couple of break throughs in understanding myself, some of my motivations, as well as some of my short comings. I suppose that I have always been somewhat aware that they were there, I simply have not allowed myself to think about them. By not thinking about them I have let some things go on for a far longer time than I should have. I have also short changed myself in other areas by not pursuing the motivations that could have driven me forward. The counsel to find time to think and ponder, to sit quietly and listen for the promptings of the Spirit is wise counsel indeed. My time spent in the temple each week since Barb and I have been called as temple patrons has allowed me to have this pondering time. I am starting to realize that the short amount of time at the temple is not enough and have lately been turning off the radio in my truck as I drive more and more often. I do a lot of driving, and driving is a time I can spend pondering. Things are busy enough that finding time is difficult, so turning the radio off has been a great way to provide this ponder time. I have found that it is difficult to keep my mind from wandering around, however, the more time I have spent trying to focus, the easier it has been getting. As is the case with everything else, practise makes perfect. I am hoping that writing some of my thoughts down will help me to sort them all out so that I can make sense of them.