Being a better person

[Michkey]

Are there specific things that you have in your life that you try and focus on and improve in order to be better to yourself and those around you?

It seems as though Spring is the time of year when people evaluate themselves, make changes, etc. A 'Correction of Errors' period, as it were.

For me right now: learning to be more patient/understanding...

 

[noahmintz]

I'm in the process of realizing Craptor fans are people too ... they just know very little about basketball ... and what a good basketball team is

stu

 

[geminigirl]

I always try my best to be a good person. My Mommy and Daddy raised me well.....I'm sure sometimes I can be a bit of a twaught, but for the most part I treat others with full respect....and I am also a great believer in Karma.....if you have the intent to disrespect or have negative intentions on someone, it will come right back your way.

Peace,Maxine

 

[Cheer Bear]

I try and treat others as I would like to be treated. I'm usually nice to everyone, and don't get pissed off very easily.

One thing I do have to work on is not taking shit so seriously and spending more time with family/friends

oh and i wanna take better care of myself.

 

[LilMissNaughty]

I think the mark of a 'good person' is that they know they're not, but they still try to amend it. For example, most (if not all) people are really selfish. But the 'good person' will recognize that, and will really try to not be. So through effort and time, they'll work hard tobecome 'good person'. Though they're still selfish (they still want (for example) the last piece of pizza, but they'll conciously decide to let another have it) they are a good person, because they're conciously moving past that. That was prolly really confusing...sorry

 

[Skipper]

Every summer I vow to develop good financial habits, starting with my summer job. This is my last summer job before I graduate, this year I really need to create some good habits before getting a FT job next year!

Every year at this time I also vow to take better care of myself - sleep a decent amount, work out more, eat better, party sober. We'll see....

 

[OTIS]

Trying to be a bit less edgy and trying not to worry about things that are irrelevant to my current life and forget about things that happened in the past. Also i want to be a better morning person. I h8 being woken up.

I think it will be a lifelong struggle.

 

[Cheer Bear]

Originally posted by OTIS
Also i want to be a better morning person. I h8 being woken up.

I think it will be a lifelong struggle.

Whoa, that's a good one.

I'm a horrible raging bitch in the morning. And I don't even mean to be.

 

[echootje]

No room for improvement in me!

(no really! I'm so self absorbed and egomaniacal I don't have time to become a decent human being)

Rob

 

[defazman]

I think this is the year I'm going to stop kicking over wheelchairs and stealing peoples cruches.

 

[mcbee]

i'm trying to be less bossy

as others have mentioned, i try and treat others as i wish to be treated. putting goodness out there, will only eventually bring goodness back to you.

i like to think (and hope!!) that nice people do eventually finish first!!

sarah

 

[scruffy1]

smile, say only good things about people, and hold the door for the ladies

 

[Michkey]

Originally posted by mcbee
i'm trying to be less bossy

as others have mentioned, i try and treat others as i wish to be treated. putting goodness out there, will only eventually bring goodness back to you.

Trying to be less bossy is also at the top of my list.

I find that a lot of the time I find it difficult to treat people the way that they need to be because I DO treat them the way that I would treat myself, because I am very blunt and honest with myself (or try to be), which when communicating with others can be translated as harsh or abrasive.

 

[geminigirl]

Originally posted by mcbee
i'm trying to be less bossy


......me too!.....Sometimes I can be a wee bit bossy....not always though

 

[mcbee]

^^^i just like things the way i like them!!
but i need to relax...things don't ALWAYS have to be my way. (just most of the time!!)

sarah

 

[geminigirl]

^^^my thinking exactly I am a little anal and a bit of a perfectionist so I have some high expectations sometimes......I need to relax a notch!!

 

[nusty]

Originally posted by geminigirl
I'm sure sometimes I can be a bit of a twaught, Peace,Maxine

ha, you said twaught.




Seriously though I now have made a personal rule that I will help push people's cars if they are themselves pushing it somewhere for repairs, to get it out a snow bank etc. it makes me feel great afterwards because its a good deed and its really hard exersise especially when they leave the fu*king parking brake on! grrrr. oh that one guy..... grrrr. man he owes me!

 

[SUNKIST]

Originally posted by OTIS
Also i want to be a better morning person. I h8 being woken up.

I think it will be a lifelong struggle.

i try to do this every once in a while. the morning is so fresh and beautiful (especially in the summer) so for a few days i try waking up at 7-8am..but it never works...im more a mid afternoon person.

 

[PosTMOd]

Originally posted by defazman
stealing peoples cruches.

For some reason, that made me laugh... something to do with the "t" missing from "crutches"... the "t" looks sort of like a crutch, you see, and I thought maybe you stole that too...

Drugs are bad, m'kay?

 

[j bunny 2000]

I think the best thing to do to be a better person is to try and understand opposite viewpoints of other people. By really getting to know people and their backgrounds it is easier to understand why some people don't always agree with you. I think that it is so important in relating cause then you won't initially judge another person if you know the larger picture. Listening and understanding is the key to respect.

 

[Stormshadow]

Originally posted by j bunny 2000
I think the best thing to do to be a better person is to try and understand opposite viewpoints of other people. By really getting to know people and their backgrounds it is easier to understand why some people don't always agree with you. I think that it is so important in relating cause then you won't initially judge another person if you know the larger picture. Listening and understanding is the key to respect.

Exactly.

 

[Guest]

Asking questions is good too.

Imagine how much more tolerant this world would be if we all spoke half as much as we listened?

Although if I do the math right, that would eventually lead everyone to not ever say anything...

 

[Straight Up D Shit]

Every spring I try to be a kinder, gentler D, but by the end of the summer, I end up a complete bitch...

so I decided I am the Karma messenger...if I'm being mean to someone, it must be because they've been bad in their former life.

Now, I am happy 'cause I have a sense of purpose.

peace out

 

[el presidente Highsteppa]

Know yourself.

Learn from yourself

Heal yourself

From the Ministry of listen to your heart

Prime Minister Highsteppa

 

[cdp]

Something I've been focusing on others during the past year is helping friends get through their tough times.