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• Nearsighted – We focus on our own ideas and viewpoints and miss the “bigger picture”.  We can be so focused on our own faults that we experience discouragement and depression.  Or we can be so focused on other’s weaknesses that we become judgmental and critical.

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• Farsighted -  Our focus is on the ultimate prize – Celestial Glory - to the exclusion of dealing with current relationships, situations and day-to-day tasks and challenges.

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• Astigmatism – We become so overwhelmed with all the demands in our life, we fail to see anything clearly. Everything is a blur as we rush through life, activities, assignments and relationships without really focusing on anything.

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• Glaucoma – There can be build-up of pressure from unanswered questions, misinformation, unrepented sins of omission and/or commission, or feelings of being offended.  Eventually it damages our relationship with the Holy Ghost that carries personal revelation from Father in Heaven to us. This results in “tunnel vision” as we lose awareness of our own faults and the needs of others.

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• Macular Degeneration – This is a failure to care for the “central” issues of our own spiritual health. We begin looking to others to provide the validation we lack. A lack of healthy spiritual self-care results in our inability to show up for others, move forward with confidence and find balance in our life.

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• Detached Retina –This occurs when a person becomes separated from the underlying supportive structure of the Spirit, the Church and fellow members. People thrive on healthy relationships and flounder when detached and isolated. Warning signs:     

                   Lack of Church attendance                                                     

                   Avoiding callings     

                   Distancing oneself from the  Church

                   Testimony may become hazy

                   One can  begin to doubt things that were once clear

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