Make that change...

Haha! That title is a great family inside joke. And this post isn't about THAT.

So I couldn't NOT post some of my thoughts lately. I have had another birthday. I'm not that old and I don't even really feel old. I of course enjoyed all the pampering and love that I got on my birthday. I like birthdays, even at an age where my kids (and wife) ridicule me because of how OLD I am!

Birthdays kinda make you think, though. Sort of like New Year's, you think about things you could change. Birthdays make me think about where I'm at in life and what I'm doing. What kind of person I am, and whether or not that is the kind of person I would like to be.

So inevitably, that leads to some thoughts about making some changes. In many ways, the changes I would like to make involve a re-focus, rather than any new effort on my part. Things that I used to do and don't anymore (or at least not with as much regularity). Things that have always been on my list of self-improvements.

It's funny how habits are really hard to break, unless of course it is a good habit.

I appreciate greatly the blessings and opportunities in my life, and I don't want to take advantage of or misuse any of them, or even lose them, due to my bad actions, or more commonly, my inaction.

I don't mind getting older. What really concerns me as I get older, is this: Am I getting wiser, better, more mature, more capable, etc., etc., etc.?

One change is this blog. I looked at Rhoda's blog, and it said my last post was 'A Month Ago', and that was only there because Rhoda hijacked my blog. I have so many thoughts and feelings, and I love the way they evolve as I write about them.

So what will I change? I have a couple of things on my "top priority" list, and I'm working on those. What about you? Are there changes you can make? Are there things, even small things, that you can do to become more the person you want to be? Give it a shot. Some things are easier than they seem.

P.S. As a side note about my birthday, I'd like to give a shout-out to Rhoda. She got me a great gift. Something that I mentioned in passing probably at least a couple of months ago. Yet she remembered that it was something I wanted. And, to be honest, it'll probably figure in to at least one change I'd like to make. Thanks, Rhoda!