Thursday, January 18. 2007Encouragement and Yearly Goals
Today I learned about encouraging others. Abby tends to be a very slow eater. She tends to eat slow on purpose for whatever reason and can be very stubborn about it. This morning, Abby was particularly slow and I became irritated, upset, and harsh to her. Later, Mom and Dad talked to me about the importance of encouraging others; the way to change people is to encourage them in the right direction, not just punish for wrong doings. I know in my heart that this is the right thing to do (this is how I would want to be treated). However, I have a hard time accepting this. When a little sister is getting on my nerves, it is a lot easier, and gratifying to be harsh. However, I know that this is how God would have me act, so I need to try my best. It sure isn’t easy, though!
Encouraging others is one of my goals for the new year. Currently, my list of goals are:
- Run, lift weights, and/or swim at least twice a week
- Keep diary of things I am learning from the Bible and prayer requests
- Graduate from College (yay!)
- Start my Master’s program
- Get to an intermediate level in Chinese speech and a basic understanding of reading comprehension
- Be more encouraging, especially to Abby and Amanda.
- Brush, floss and use Listerine every day
Today I learned about encouraging others. Abby tends to be a very slow eater. She tends to eat slow on purpose for whatever reason and can be very stubborn about it. This morning, Abby was particularly slow and I became irritated, upset, and harsh to her. Later, Mom and Dad talked to me about the importance of encouraging others; the way to change people is to encourage them in the right direction, not just punish for wrong doings. I know in my heart that this is the right thing to do (this is how I would want to be treated). However, I have a hard time accepting this. When a little sister is getting on my nerves, it is a lot easier, and gratifying to be harsh. However, I know that this is how God would have me act, so I need to try my best. It sure isn’t easy, though!
Encouraging others is one of my goals for the new year. Currently, my list of goals are:
- Run, lift weights, and/or swim at least twice a week
- Keep diary of things I am learning from the Bible and prayer requests
- Graduate from College (yay!)
- Start my Master’s program
- Get to an intermediate level in Chinese speech and a basic understanding of reading comprehension
- Be more encouraging, especially to Abby and Amanda.
- Brush, floss and use Listerine every day
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