Birthday Resolutions

I'm 24 today. *Singing Happy Birthday to myself.* Most people make resolutions when the new year begins, but I usually make birthday resolutions. I feel like anytime is a good time to make yourself better.

One of my resolutions is to stop holding grudges against people. Its really not healthy to hold things against people that may have happened years ago. I held a grudge against my college roommate and former friend for several years. She is friends with another friend of mine, so we end up seeing each other and interacting with one another pretty often. She's not necessarily a bad person, but I found myself not wanting to be around her because of things that happened in the past. I'm trying to let go of the grudge, because we have friends in common and it' s inevitable that we will see each other. When I learn how to let go of grudges I can save myself a lot of discomfort.

Another resolution is to stop being so damn impatient. That is probably my biggest weak point. My impatience is the main cause of most of the worry and anxiety I experience. If I can check that my blood pressure would probably go down significantly.

The last resolution (for this birthday. I don't want to take on too much too soon. Baby steps!) is to stop procrastinating so much. I move at my own pace and on my own time and it drives people crazy! I'm usually late for things because I wait until the last minute to do things. I don't like when people rush me and I usually get really annoyed and pissed off when they try to. I would feel a real sense of accomplishment if I could tackle this one.

Of course there are other things about myself that I want to work on, but I'm just going to take it one day at a time. Rome wasn't built in a day. The one thing that all these resolutions have in common is that I'm taking more responsibility for my contribution to my flaws rather than blaming it on external forces. Every day I'm going to strive for improvement. If I backslide a little, hey no one's perfect. Just keep it pushing.