Conflict resolution

I read somewhere the other day about how you can choose what kind of a day you'll have. And thus meaning you can choose what kind of person you want to become. Often we use the excuse of habit to justify the not so great elements in our personalities. And even worse, we blame others for our shortcomings. If you look a little deeper and set aside pride, you'll be able to see the cowardice behaviour behind those excuses. And if there's one thing I know it's that a bad attitude simply means you're the problem. It's hard for people to change not because change is difficult, because change of personality equals critical self evaluation. And that requires effort and compromise. I used to hate that word - compromise. It has taken a long time to understand that compromise does not mean you're losing out on something, it's an opportunity to gain a better relationship with those around you. Once you set aside selfish desires, you'll find it's easy to compromise when you're in a loving relationship. The comfort and security of an eternal companionship helps you want to be better for one another. I think I've mentioned it before how I love being married to Robdawg. As imperfect as I am, he helps me work towards becoming the kind of woman I've always wanted to be. I'm not there yet but that's ok because with daily small steps I know that Heavenly Father sees my efforts. And by trying hard to have an eternal perspective, you'll find more than one reason to make your home a conflict free zone. "...And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things." 1 Nephi 16:29