When we allow ourselves to become upset or disappointed about something someone close to us may have said or done; be it your child, husband, wife, or friend. We may often times be too quick to judge that person or situation without looking at what our part may have been. Which in turn may cause us to react in such a way that we do or say the wrong thing. I know this has been my own personal experience. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to take an honest look at ourselves and admit that we may have been wrong.

For years I kept the following poem written by Maya Angelou pinned on my bulletin board at work. I kept this poem in front of me so I could read it everyday. And remember what is most important to me; my family. I find this poem to be very humbling.

"If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers."

- Maya Angelou