Divine Grace

Your Best Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect

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My Daily Musings-August 16th, 2026

“Remember that you’re doing your best and your best doesn’t have to be perfect.”

This quote really resonated with me for a few reasons. I am pretty hard on myself, especially when it comes to my chronic health issues. I sometimes beat myself up inside because my body doesn’t let me do the things I want to do. Then I get discouraged. I have been working on being more kind to myself and not letting those symptoms or discouraging thoughts control my life. But it’s still hard some days.

I guess I still expect myself to be perfect sometimes, and that’s just not realistic. I need to remind myself that I am human and I make mistakes. I also need to remind myself how loved I am by others, especially by my Heavenly Father. He never expects us to be perfect in this life because He knows we won’t be. So we shouldn’t expect perfection in ourselves or in other people. We just need to give ourselves and others more grace to learn and grow instead of expecting perfection.

Do you ever find yourself expecting perfection from yourself, even when you know that perfection isn’t realistic? What helps you show yourself grace when you feel like you’re not doing enough?

The Courage to Keep Trying

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My Daily Musings-March 15th, 2026

Sometimes the hardest battles we fight are with ourselves.

There are days when I feel discouraged by my weaknesses. I have struggled with my temper for much of my life, and sometimes the smallest things can set me off—especially when I’m already tired or hurting. In those moments, I feel overwhelmed and wonder if I will ever truly change.

But then I remember something important.

No matter how hard I try on my own, I will always fall short. I’m human. None of us will be perfect in this life. That’s exactly why we need the Savior.

Because of Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice, failure is not the end of the story. When we fall, we can repent, stand up again, and keep trying. We may stumble again and again, but every effort to do better matters.

Maybe the goal isn’t perfection right now. Maybe the goal is simply not giving up.

What weakness do you sometimes feel discouraged about?
And how has the Savior helped you keep trying when change feels slow?

Failure Is Not the End

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My Daily Musings-March 14th, 2026

“Do not be embarrassed of your failures…
learn from them and start again.”

Sometimes we can be very hard on ourselves. We see our mistakes, our weaknesses, and the ways we fall short, and we feel discouraged. But the truth is that none of us came to this earth to be perfect. We came here to learn.

Our Heavenly Father knew we would stumble. He knew we would make mistakes. That is exactly why He gave us a Savior. Through Jesus Christ, our failures do not have to define us—they can refine us.

Every time we fall and choose to stand up again, we grow a little stronger. Every time we turn back to Him, we move a little closer to becoming the people He knows we can be.

So don’t be ashamed of your failures. Let them teach you. Let them humble you. And then begin again—with faith, with hope, and with the quiet knowledge that you are deeply loved.