become less selfish

it sucks but yes i have a character flaw!!! LOL Working on it, it’s a real struggle b/c selfishness is one of my sign’s (Cancer) personality trait.

‘tis true.

Yesterday I met up with a new friend. I met him about a month ago, right before I graduated. He is graduating from highschool today, but yesterday he was really… nervous. Im uncertain on how to describe it.

I recall being nervous the day before, because it was really hard for me to grasp the concept that I was going to lose the structured life that I had been living for the past twelve years.

That night, we talked on the phone for about two hours, and I listened and shared my own woes with him. Its kind of hard for me to share, and I could tell it was for him. He was nervous that I would stop talking to him because of the things he did in his past.

I told him that I was trying my hardest to keep an open mind and to learn more about other people. I honestly want to reach out to more people.

I came across a letter my sister wrote me 7 years ago, pointing out numerous selfish acts on my part. I’d like to work up the courage to call her and ask her if I’ve become less selfish, in her opinion? We are on very good terms today as I am blessed with a forgiving family who have never denied me unconditial love. But that’s not enough. I want to bowl them over with my selflessness…not at the risk of sacrificing my identity and becoming a doormat, but I do want to become less selfish. The worst part is that I am not always aware of how selfish I can be…it’s just a result of impatient or irritation on my part that causes me to commit selfish acts. I am hoping hearing from others cursed with selfishness might help me become a better person.

I know I am …and guess what… you are too!!!!
We all are at some point..you just have to learn to control it…and not let it affect major areas of your life!

humans are natrually selfish creatures with selfish desires, thus I suppose I am obviously an egoist. But how else can you look at it? I mean there is absolutly nothing that leads anywhere but to self-gain. There are a few examples that aren’t to self-gain, but I’m pretty sure that they are subconcious attempts to benefit oneself.

i don’t know, it just sounded good. i might be a really selfish person, and im trying not to be so selfish…lol

I realize that I have been selfish..not in big ways just the little things I do….I just don’t really think of others when say, I don’t want to watch something on tv so I just change the channel while someone is trying to watch it…..I’m trying to get better though…everytime I get up I’ll ask my mom if she needs anything,something to drink…..or just by keeping my room clean and putting dishes away and the normal stuff…hopefully,eventually I’ll be able to put others before myself without much thought to it

my mom just came in and laid it on the line…i’ve been selfish for a long time and not even realized it, but from what i see that seems to be a common theme. i think this has been a hamper in a lot of ways, i prefer to be in my own space and time rather than thinking about others. i’m only nice to other people when i want them to like me and as a result i’m afraid to be myself. i’ve hurt my family a lot without even realizing it. i need to get my act together. i say i’ve been trying to do this for a long time, but i’m not sure what ‘trying to get things together’ implies. this is going to be hard, not going to lie, but i need to get my butt in gear.

This was the first weekend with my family since they told me I was the “S” word. I came up with games for my sister’s birthday party, I did the dishes, I listened to conversations. I spent several hours being the subject of my other sister’s photography project even though I was exhausted and not feeling well. I played UNO as well. What a fun game! Anyway, I think I am getting back to my old self again. I’ll give it a few more weeks and I think I will be able to say that I can say that I completed this one. I can always put it back up if I slip back into the old ways.