I don’t think it would surprise many people for me to admit I want to be a better person tomorrow than I was today. If the leaders of this country could make the promise that they would try to be better leaders tomorrow than they were today I have no doubt the trajectory of this or any country would approach stratospheric levels in very short order. There would still be problems that seem unmanageable and still more that are difficult and unpleasant but the change in the people and leadership in this country would be something to behold. How can a person commit to such a thing you ask, not easily of that you can be sure. The thought of trying to be a better person each day than I was the day before is a daunting thing to face but I want to develop the desire to be that way. Yes, you read that correctly I didn’t write it incorrectly, I am not sure I even have the proper desire to follow through on that but I don’t know where else to start.

The first thing I want to acknowledge is that trying to be a better person today than you were yesterday is both a lifelong commitment and a one day commitment at the same time, you can not take on such a huge task because that kind of sustained effort is far more than most people are willing to both recognize and accept. So you have to be like an alcoholic and deal with one day at a time, otherwise the sheer scale of what you are doing will overwhelm you. I am willing to commit to doing what I can to be better today than I was yesterday. I may not always manage to do that but I guess learning to forgive myself will be part of the process. Why am I getting the idea that this won’t be last post on this or a similar topic? I digress, I want to develop the desire to be a better person today than I was yesterday and make it a lifelong habit. I don’t even know where to start but I think I may have to start journaling to get an idea of where I am at and more importantly where I want to go! This is going to be a long and challenging trip for me, I just hope I can stick it out long enough to make a difference. Can I just promise to try today and deal with tomorrow then? I promise today I will try to be a better person today than I was yesterday, that is all I can do. Here is my challenge for today, develop a sense of gratitude for what God has given me, that sounds like a great idea to start the journey.