be a better person

I think that learning about African history and culture is making me into a better person. I have a better sense of who I am, the experiences of my ancestors, and the thoughts of other Africans. I didn’t know much of this before so I was a lost person. I feel better every time I learn something news and now I am learning because I want to, not just because I have to for school. I am a different from the person I was 3 years ago.

I have gotten in touch with some people I knew more than 10 years ago. I still hold some grudges but I don’t know why. Its like I don’t want to get hurt again because I have been hurt so much in the past. There seems to be be some people that I just can’t forgive. Maybe part of it is because I’m afraid that some people won’t forgive me for things I have done in the past. I guess maybe I might be projecting onto them.

Oprah Winfrey is a wonderful person. I don’t care what anyone says. She works hard and gives back. I need to be like her. She built a school in South Africa for girls who want to learn and she plans to do more. I have to do more. I will contribute to making this world better.

I think that I am doing well with this goal. I am thinking more about how I can help other people and the world instead of myself. I have dealt with my problems and insecurities so now I can focus my energy in a constructive way. I am definately a better person :)

I signed up for the One.com site to fight poverty. Last week I bought one of their bracelets. I have to read more about the site and see what I can do. Maybe I will become one of those people who writes letters to the government all the time! I also put a link and an ad on my blog!

One day I want to become a motivational speaker and help my community…Just like Oprah :) It would be great if I could start scholarships, lead therapy groups, and support leadership and scholarship programs for students.

I am reading more information that will help me with my future career. Then, when I start working I will be knowlegeable and skilled. That way, I can provide the best help I can. I think that I will really enjoy my work in psychology and I want to learn as much as possible about it :)

I watched my 43things screensaver for 20 minutes today (before the monitor turned off). I love it. It’s like brainwashing myself to achieve my goals. I remembered all the entries where I used to images. I was also reminded of a few of the things I had forgotten to do :)

I signed another petition yesterday to help protect polar bears :)

I love to add images to my 43Things entries. I stored them all in a file called…43Things. I changed the settings in my control panel (display option)and set my screensaver to show all of the images! Now, as soon as I stop working at my computer the motivational show will begin. I think about my goals constantly now and I can’t help but work on them :)