My First Resolutions!

So it's officially a new year! Should be exciting, right? Guess we'll see what 2010 brings...

I don't usually do resolutions because I think they're dumb. I think you should always be striving to be your best, to be a better person, not just starting over at the beginning of every year, and having your resolution only lasting a few weeks...This year, I think I'm going to go against my norms and set some resolutions for myself.

First, I want to be a better daughter to my Heavenly Father. Since Tom left, I feel like I have kinda failed in that department. My family (particularly my siblings) still like to make it very diffficult to live in the house with them while being Mormon. Before, if something happened at home, I had Tom to go to. I would go to Tom, he would make me feel better, and I would have the strength, energy and will to then pray to my Heavenly Father about it. But now, I turn to no one, and it gets exhausting. I get frustrated, tired, angry, and hurt, and to the point where I don't want to be with anyone or talk to anyone, including my Heavenly Father. I get angry that I have to do this alone...I forget that I am far from being alone, that Christ is always with me. I forget that He knows everything I am going through, all the pain I've feel - He's felt it too. I forget Him and my new resolution is to stop forgetting Him and to be a better Divine Daughter.

Second, I want to be a better to those around me. I want to be a better friend, a better sister, a better daughter. I just want to be a better person. I want to do more to help anyone I see who needs help. To be there for anyone who needs me. To take care of the people I love in my life. To show kindness to those around me, even strangers. I want to be more like Christ, and I think the biggest Christ-like attribute is charity, so my other resolution is to display charity much more frequently in my life. I want to be a better person because I know if I can be a better person, I will make my life better and the life of those around me better.

So, my first resolutions I've ever made. I hope I can do it! :)