New Year with "He said" and "She said"

To begin this new year we have decided to start specifying who is the author of each blog entry. When she is writing the blog entry will be prefaced with "She said" and when he is writing the blog entry will be prefaced with "He said"


"She said"

For my new year resolution I have decided to try to improve the person that I am. Something came to me the other day. I started thinking about what kind of person I am. There are two attributes to my person that I would like to enhance. I would like to add grace and dignity to my personality. Whenever someone thinks of me, I would like them to think of these two wonderful qualities. Right this minute these are in short supply for me I feel. Sometimes I am not very graceful...in the social sense. And sometimes I don't act very dignified, especially toward my family and friends. So I can see where improvement on these fronts is very much needed.

I think of things that concern me and how easily I obsess about them. This certainly shows no grace or dignity. I need to learn to take life as it comes and make the best of it more. And stop obsessing when things aren't going my way. I need to remember who is really in control.

Sometimes my immaturity shows. I am very competitive and this sometimes is evident, especially when playing games and such. This certainly is not showing grace and dignity. I need to rejoice is someone else when they triumph not only when I win. That is a characteristic of grace. And that shows dignity as well.

Another time when these attributes are in short supply is when I am angry. I find that I often go directly to anger when I am hurt. And when that happens the first casualties are my grace and dignity. What a tragedy! For those are the times when these features are really needed the most.

So this year my resolution is to cultivate grace and dignity. Occasionally I may report back as to how I am doing. I may even report my failings...just to motivate me to improve.