New Years Resolutions

I have gotten into the habit, as many do, of making resolutions every year once the clock strikes 12 and and it is officially January 1st again. But, with making new resolutions comes the grief of realizing that you probably didn't keep all of the ones you made the year before. This always happens to me. I didn't lose enough weight, I didn't do well enough in school, etc. But, this year I have realized that I should make less trivial resolutions. I want to make resolutions that might be a little more difficult to keep up with, but much more rewarding once the new year rolls around and I realize I have kept them. It seems that lately I have heard a lot of things about being kinder to people. I know this seems so simple, but I don't think we realize how hard it is to be nice to people who you don't even know. I find myself, throughout the day, not necessarily being rude to people, but just making quick judgments of people that are unfair to be making. I realize that I can be a judgmental person, and I know that this is something I should work on in this coming year. I have also seen lately, that I have had a pretty comfortable, easy life, and I should really be more grateful for all that I have. With this, comes humility, and realizing that there are people out there who have a lot less than I do and who live in circumstances of poverty while I live a comfortable life. I had a lesson at church on Sunday where the teacher compared the new year to new beginnings, and that because of the Atonement, we don't have to wait for a new year to be a better person, but we get the opportunity each day, and even every minute to become the person we want to be so that we may return to live with our Heavenly Father once again. I think that is the ultimate resolution is that of becoming like our Father in Heaven. It is so important to be the best people we can be to make the world a little bit of a better place.