9:45 pm

He was still there. Leaning up against the wall in the dark. I pulled up one space over and parked. Then I stepped out of my car and walked up to the man…

“I was a jerk. I’m sorry. I didn’t let you finish. What were you going to say?”

He didn’t actually seem surprised to see me, but it was dark and I couldn’t really see his face very well.

He said, “I live outside. And I’m hungry. I was going to ask if you had anything you could give me so I could eat.”

I reached into my pocket for the 5 dollar bill I’d separated from my wallet…
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Dear Self,

I am working on being a better person.

Please:

Let me be the type of person who I would respect & admire if I saw them in action.
Let me greet each new day as another opportunity to get things right.
Let me be open to thinking about things in ways I haven’t thought about them before.
Let me find ways to make a positive difference in the world, no matter how small, and act upon them when I am able.
Let me be open to the challenge of change.
Let me not shy away from things just because they are difficult.
Let me face my fears and do things I would like to do even when they make me nervous.
Let me be generous with what I have to give away.
Let me remember to be grateful for every second that I get to make choices in my life and act upon them.
Let me make at least one person’s day brighter by having been a part of it.
Let me accept my mistakes as learning experiences.
Let me learn to love myself, flaws and all.
Let me not care so much what others think.
And let me be confident in my ability to succeed.

Thank you. — Me

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