Evening mumbles

I've been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be a good person, and how I can be a better human being. Everyday I see opportunities to be kind and to treat others with respect, grace, and kindness. I want to be the person that others see as a positive influence, and that they know they can count on.

Every day I'm waking up now and thinking, what can I do to make the world a better place. To be a more positive, kind influence. It's taking time. It's taking effort. It's taking a real, hard look at myself and who I've been, am, and want to be.

I guess what got me started on this was a few things:

1. The realization that I'm so very lucky. That I've been blessed in life and that I should use my happiness and positivity for good. Because I really do appreciate every little thing I have and am.
2. Observing some things and some people that make me upset and saddened. I don't agree with some of the attitudes and situations that I see and deal with. Since I cannot change others, my job is to change myself and how I react to those things.
3. Quite simply? I want to just be a better person. So that, when my time comes to leave this world, I can look back and say, "I feel good about this life. I did it right."


So what does being a "good" person mean to you?