Joey Day

I added the last two verses in the system this past Sunday. I now have all 60 verses officially memorized and I’m still reviewing them regularly to keep them fresh (this will be an ongoing process, hopefully the rest of my life).

I would caution anyone against getting legalistic about memorizing scripture. I think you can easily get caught up in reviewing and continuing to memorize more out of a sense of duty than out of real enjoyment and meditation on the word, but if you’re careful to keep the right heart about it, memorizing scripture can be highly rewarding.

In the past 30 weeks I’ve been able to find strength in moments of crisis or weakness by recalling passages I’ve memorized. Knowing where important verses can be found has also helped me in my witnessing.

I highly recommend memorizing scripture, whether you use the Navigators’ Topical Memory System or not. Good luck to anyone else considering this.

I’m planning to ride in the Heber Valley Century this September. I’ve got the MS150 in June (75 miles per day) to get me warmed up, and plan to take several 40-50 mile rides around town this summer. Wish me luck!

So, I think I’m afraid of success. I’ve been trying to finish school for 7-8 years now, and haven’t done so. A few months ago I started investigating the possibility that I’m ADHD, and have even been taking medication for that. While I still think I have some form of ADHD, someone recently brought to my attention the possibility that I’m self-sabotaging because I’m afraid of success. I’ve spent a few days thinking about it and I think he’s absolutely right.

I found a great article by Steve Pavlina that gave me some ideas for where I can start: Fear of Success: What will happen if you succeed?. As Pavlina suggests, I’ve started mapping out the pros and cons of my ideal version of success. Turns out there are some pretty big cons, some of which I hadn’t really considered fully, which, I’m now convinced, is why I’m so afraid of them. Really starting to think about which of my fears are irrational and which are rational (and which of the rational fears have practical solutions I can begin to implement now) will really help me to deal with this, I think.

I appreciate any support or suggestions everyone else can provide. Cheers!