the guide to bein good...as i wrote it!!

     what truly makes a person a "good" person?  there are so many different opinions on this I'm sure.  i will list my top 10 things that makes a "good" person....see if yours match up....

1. personal accountability- you have to be able to accept that your decisions are yours and so are your mistakes...if you make them, own up to them and be accountable for you...don't blame others or the world in general for what you have brought onto yourself.
2. honesty- i know its hard and sometimes hurts others but if you lie even just once there will always be that thought of "is that the truth" when it comes down to something super important....
3. a love for life- its super hard to be around people who are always down, grumpy, gloomy....kinda like the donkey off Winnie the pooh...."just another gloomy day"...it will definitely bring you down
4. manners- there are so few of these today...parents dont teach their kids the basics, please, thank you, excuse me....it is a sign of a good person if you and your children have manners, they are the essence of a good person
5. a willingness to forgive- we all make mistakes and if we can own up to them then it is an easy thing to just forgive...not everyone has this ability..they foster hateful feelings and thrive on them
6. a need to succeed- i mean this as success at anything...cooking a meal you never have, going to the mailbox when you normally dont, doing a crossword puzzle, right down to the heavier things in life...take the good and make it better
7. patience- not everyone will think like you, act like you, react like you would, or do things like you do and you need to be able to process this and go with it, dont make people feel stupid because it isnt your way...or what you know or are used too...people are individuals for a reason
8. you want the best in life no matter what-  we can walk away, take another route, or just close a door to things that are bad or hurtful but you need to still want the best for whatever or whoever chose to do you wrong...they are still people and need to be forgiven and loved no matter what..you dont have to make it known to them but you can still have love in your heart and want the best for them no matter what
9. a rational outlook on right and wrong...morals- it goes along with manners, morals these days are looked on as being weak or disinterested...not true...we need to install these everyday things in kids so they grow to be good people...if you hurt someone say youre sorry, if you break something own up to it, be good to people and make good decisions
10. discipline- whether it be self disciple or just disciplining your kids...there needs to be a consequence for every action whether good or bad and kids need to know this, too many of them are coming up in this world with an attitude of i can do what i want, when i want and nothing will happen...this sucks but continues to happen, there has to be disciple first...then be the best friend to your kids when they have kids...we would have less kids having kids and killing kids....period..

take it for what it is...these are just my opinions but i believe i have lots of people in my life that are "good" people and i am thankful for them everyday!!