Personal Revamp ...

I've decided to do a little bit of personal revamping to myself. I'm working on making myself a better person. I've notice that alot of people, just assume that they are good people, and what, of course, they do is the right way, but they don't ever stop to think about the things or actions they do, that might negatively affect others. Most people are so concerned about what the other person said to make them angry or what the other person did, or how this person reacted to that and never really stop to think about what they, themselves did to contribute to the situation. I've realized that there are alot of little things that people can do to make themselves and others around them much happier. SOOOO..... here are the steps that I'm going to TRY and take, to make myself a "Better" person.

1. Be a Good Listener

I've noticed about myself, that sometimes when people are talking, I'm hearing what they are saying, but not really listening... a lot of the time I'm planning what I'm going to say once they stop talking ...

2. Be Interested ... Not Interesting

Ever had that person you're talking to, just keep going on and on about themselves, and your just like... "shut up, I'm tired of hearing about you"....Then I started thinking about it, How many times have I talked about my weekend, Steven, or MariElena, and the person I was talking to was thiking just the same thing. So I'm going to start listening more and being more interactive in conversations I'm having with others... To be more interested in what they are saying, not trying to be more interesting by trying to talk about myself also.

3. Don't be Judgemental

This is probably going to be the hardest thing for me to do. I think this is the hardest thing for most people to do. We all have our "good" behaviors, and our "bad" behaviors. I'm going to try and forget the concepts of right and wrong ... I'm going to look at it as, "It's just different from what I would do". People aren't Right or Wrong, People just are. I think that being judgemental cuts you off from building meaningful relationships with other. It just brings you down and wastes time. I'm not perfect, so I shouldn't expect others to be either.

These are the first few things that I am going to try and work on...There are much more things I want to work on... But one step at a time... These things are going to be hard enough... lol. I'm learning that you can't control how others react to or handle situations, but you can control how YOU react to and how YOU handle those same situations.

WISH ME LUCK!

Easter Sunday April 16, 2006

Today Mari and I spent easter at home.... Since it was raining outside... She had her esater egg hunt inside... I hid eggs all over the house so she could find them... She had such a good time....