inspired by harry.

Tuesdays are a special day around here, at least for me. It is the day that the base thrift store is open from 10-2. I was so excited when I found this book above for a quarter. Since we don't have our Harry Potter books here, and I can't take the library's in the bath with me, this was the perfect buy. I thought, what a perfect book to read in October, and before the last one comes out. I Can't Wait!!!! The movies keep being put on too. They are so perfect with the cooler fall weather, the misty mornings, and the changing colors of the leaves. Nothing is so cozy as Harry Potter in the FAll.

I'd like to be like harry potter. Not because he is the hero, but because of One phrase from the last movie that keeps playing over and over in my mind. It is when Dumbledore tells Harry that he is unfailingly kind, like his mother. I have thought a lot about that. I want to be described as unfailingly kind. That is why I think that harry is the best hero of the book, because there are many. Harry wouldn't even be unique if not for his mother's love. Dumbledore, despite his selfish youth, became very wise, and his insight saved them again and again. Hermione, with her dedication to learn, and apply that learning. She always kept them on course, and balanced. Ron, the loyal friend, always there to give support and encouragement. Hagrid, Luna, Neville, Ginny, and so many more. So many unsung heroes that were just as crucial and essential to overcoming the evil Voldemort. My favorite unsung hero is Severus Snape. His job really was the hardest. He needed to be so close to the evil, to be surrounded by it, involved in it, be hated by others because of it. He received no glory for his actions. I love how harry named a child after him.

But for all of these great characters with their different talents and gifts, I think unfailingly kind is what I would most aspire to be. Being kind always wins the day in life. Maybe not in the short term, or even in this life. But unfailingly kind in the long run will always overcome (in my opinion).

From Sister Hinkley on this point.

Be Kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

(Aesop, The Lion and the Mouse)

So, who do you most want to be and why? Who do you see yourself most like? All have an important role to play. Just like we do in our own simple ways. Share away.

more from sister hinkley....

Alma said, "By small and simple things are great things brought to pass."

(Alma 37:6)

I couldn't possibly have understood this when I was young like I do now. When we look back on decades of life we see that the seemingly insignificant things we do over and over actually weave the pattern of our lives. And if those small and simple things are good, we will end up having lived a fulfilling life-and that is a great thing!

We all have a responsibility-a responsibility to make a difference, to be an influence, to lift someone. We are all in this together to work out our salvation, to reach our potential, and to be our brother's keeper-to help each other.

The least of us, the humblest, is in partnership with the Almighty in achieving the purpose of the eternal plan of salvation. That places us in a very responsible attitude toward the human race. (John A. Widstoe)

I have to share of course Some of my other favorite thrift store finds!
2 sets of slippers, 50 cents each.

Hannah anderson sweater, for probably a quarter, since you got a whole bag of clothes for $5 that day.
a skirt for Rebecca's cave man costume for halloween. Where the heck do I find a bone to put in her hair? hmmm.

P.S. I also keep hearing in my head Hermione saying in her awesome accent "What an idiot." From the first movie. That probably is contradictory to my wanting to be unfailingly kind. ha ha.

P.P.S. To my sisters, could you please just say that I really wanted to be unfailingly kind at my funeral even if I never achieve it. ha ha.