By Laura Curtis

Have you ever loved someone so deeply and then watched them make choices you just couldn’t agree with? It’s hard. For a long time, I really struggled with that. I’d feel frustrated, worried, overwhelmed—especially when it came to my kids. I love my children with all my heart, but the young adult stage was uncharted territory for me, and I found myself floundering.

One day, while getting ready, I muttered to myself, “I hate parenting young adults.”
And immediately, the strongest impression came to my mind:
“That’s because you’re not supposed to be parenting them anymore. You taught them. They know what you believe and how you feel. Your job now is to just love.”

That was exactly what I needed to hear.

It hit me so clearly—I needed to stop trying to guide and start simply loving. I began praying for help: “Heavenly Father, please help me keep my mouth shut and not offer unsolicited advice.” I thought I was doing pretty well… until one of my boys looked at me and said, “Mom, you may not be saying anything, but your face is speaking loud and clear.”

Welp. Busted.

So my prayers shifted: “Thank you for helping me keep my mouth shut… now can you help me change my face?”

I’d been working on it for a while when I came across Leslie Householder and the Laws of Thought. And wow—talk about an aha moment. When I learned about the Law of Vibration, it all started to click. I was fascinated by the idea that our bodies are tools of the mind—and that our behaviors, body language, and even our countenance reflect what we’re really thinking and feeling. I realized I wasn’t fooling anyone—not even myself.

This quote from Leslie hit me like a ton of bricks:
“It’s sort of a bummer, but you can’t hide your thoughts. They ooze out and show up through your words, your body language, your decisions, habits, cravings, and countenance. In all, they show up as your very LIFE.”

That was the answer I had been praying for. I didn’t just need to suppress my reactions—I needed to actually transform them. I needed to shift what was happening inside me first. Pretending wasn’t enough. It never is. And once again, the real work came back to me: my thoughts, my energy, my heart.

It’s still a process—one I’m committed to.

I keep learning about the Laws of Thought and practicing them daily. I also keep working on my personal relationship with my Savior, Jesus Christ. I want to love more like He loves. I want to respond more like He would. I want to see people the way He sees them—and view life with a more eternal perspective.

As I’ve become more intentional with my thoughts, I’ve noticed that my energy—or vibration—has begun to align with the kind of life I want to live, and the kind of love I want to offer.

Leslie also taught me this powerful truth:
“The signals I subconsciously put out are picked up on and responded to and therefore determine what kinds of circumstances come my way.”

That has stayed with me. It’s helped me shift from fear and worry to faith and love. It’s helped me pause, look within, and intentionally focus on what I’m grateful for in people and situations—even the tough ones. I’ve started letting those feelings of gratitude really settle deep into my soul.

Leslie also said:
“It is so clear in nature the order of events that must take place to grow a tree, but in our lives, we expect so much without patience and proper nourishment for our idea seeds.”

That resonated with me deeply. These days, I pay more attention to my thoughts and feelings than ever before. I want to nourish the “seeds” I plant with care and patience. I want love—not fear—to be what people feel from me. And if something is going to speak loud and clear, I want it to be that.

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