today i actually have a guest post for all of you. a few months ago i met jodi. the first time i ever met her was actually over the phone and i instantly knew she was going to be on my list of all time favorite people. she was so easy to talk to, very upbeat and positive and i left the phone conversation feeling fabulous about myself!? yes, that’s right, about myself. you see, jodi is the kind of woman that i have learned brings out the best in those around her whether they are 2, 12, 25 or 85. we serve in our church together and she is ah-mazing at everything she does & i feel so lucky to be able to serve and work with her on a weekly basis! every time i leave from spending time with her i have a smile on my face and a much brighter outlook on life. i’m telling you, you all should be wishing right now you could be friends with her as well! she is that incredible & i could literally go on and on about her!
a while ago jodi shared the following story and i just had to ask her if i could share it here on my blog, i was planning on paraphrasing the story, but she went above and beyond and typed it up in her own words for me to post. thank you! thank you! it is so such much better than me trying to recall it from memory would have been…so with out further introduction here is jodi and her green couch story…
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“A year and a half after Rusty and I were married, we moved to Northern California into our first real, unfurnished apartment. We were the recipients of what had to be the ugliest, most uncomfortable set of couches from my parents. They were low, the fabric was itchy but I could not have been happier to finally have our own furniture.
That was until we visited friends who had nice soft couches that matched their décor. I envied that you could get up from their furniture without assistance. I quickly hated our old couches I bought slip covers…that was my 1 year band-aid that helped me tolerate them. Then it happened…..I wondered into Levitz furniture one afternoon and fell in love…..they were sage green couches. They were big and puffy…they were all I could think about! I just knew, that our life would be so much better, our problems would disappear, if we could get those couches.
I worked hard, saved money and the day finally came that my green dreams arrived. I just knew once they were in place all of my troubles would quickly melt away. For the first few days it seemed all my troubles were gone. I was happy, when life started to get me down, all I had to do was sit on my new couch and I felt better. Within a week….even those sage beauties started to fade into life, and bigger dreams replaced them. I learned quickly that big puffy couches weren’t the remedy for disappointment, sadness, or any of the other trials I was facing. They were merely a temporary distraction and symbol of human nature. The unfulfilled attitude of “I’ll be happen when……” I’ve found at different stages of life I seem to look for the ”green couches” that will make it all better. I’ll be happy when we have a baby….I’ll be happy when the baby sleeps….I’ll be happy when we have a house….I’ll be happy when I lose 20 pounds…I’ll be happy when my house is clean….the bills are paid….I make more money…..when I have more time…..I’ll be happy when life is perfect.
Since that experience…whenever Rusty and I have find ourselves wishing for things we ask ourselves if it is just another green couch. We are continually learning that in hard times coming unto things of the world…like coming unto the green couch….will never bring us true happiness and relief like coming unto the Savior.”
thank you jodi for being willing to retell this story here. i have thought about this story often since i first heard and it has really helped me to see the “green couch thoughts” i often find myself entertaining. you know, the “i’ll be happy when…” thoughts.
i think we all have our own green couch stories which is why i loved this story so much. it definitely helps put things into perspective!!! here’s to a new week! happy monday everyone!
ps. that is not jodi’s green couch, just one i found online! 🙂
