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I really don't get the tradition of new years resolutions... frankly, it seems to me that if you know a way you want to change yourself for the better, you should work towards it every day of the year, and not wait until new years to resolve to do it. But maybe I just don't understand the custom. *shrugs* At any rate, I'm not going to list a bunch of resolutions tonight for that reason, but I am going to take this time to reflect on the past year and the lessons that I feel I've learned during the course of it:
1. It's better to judge people by their actions than by their promises or the claims of others.
2. There is a time to give up, and a time when you shouldn't. Differentiating between the two is a bitch, though.
3. When you do something wrong once, apologize for it, never do it again, and try to make up for it, and yet still have the fact that it happened in the first place brought up as a complaint by another person frequently, the problem is probably not with you but with the other person who is unable to let the issue go.
4. People aren't perfect.
5. Role models are people too.
6. You can learn as much by observing the mistakes your role models make as you can from modeling your own actions after their positive choices.
7. Even when someone fucks up in a big way, you can still respect them for the good things they have done in the past.
8. Family means Forever.
9. Useful truths are easier to find than absolute truths, and are also more valuable.
10. It is a good thing to seek out role models. They can help you a lot, even... or perhaps especially... when you are an adult.
11. Every now and then you should take the time to do something absolutely "immature", and indulge your playful side. There's no logical reason to think that adults need to play less than children, even if the games do change.
12. Dreams are much more precious than most people realize. People should take the time to nurture them, both their own dreams and those of others close to them.
13. Your home is easy to find: it's wherever you choose to make it.
1. It's better to judge people by their actions than by their promises or the claims of others.
2. There is a time to give up, and a time when you shouldn't. Differentiating between the two is a bitch, though.
3. When you do something wrong once, apologize for it, never do it again, and try to make up for it, and yet still have the fact that it happened in the first place brought up as a complaint by another person frequently, the problem is probably not with you but with the other person who is unable to let the issue go.
4. People aren't perfect.
5. Role models are people too.
6. You can learn as much by observing the mistakes your role models make as you can from modeling your own actions after their positive choices.
7. Even when someone fucks up in a big way, you can still respect them for the good things they have done in the past.
8. Family means Forever.
9. Useful truths are easier to find than absolute truths, and are also more valuable.
10. It is a good thing to seek out role models. They can help you a lot, even... or perhaps especially... when you are an adult.
11. Every now and then you should take the time to do something absolutely "immature", and indulge your playful side. There's no logical reason to think that adults need to play less than children, even if the games do change.
12. Dreams are much more precious than most people realize. People should take the time to nurture them, both their own dreams and those of others close to them.
13. Your home is easy to find: it's wherever you choose to make it.
