All sane (and some insane) people look to justify themselves in some way shape or form. We all think of ourselves as good people, or in some cases as a bad person… let me back up a step… if I were to ask you to tell me if the person next to you was a good person what would you say? If it’s your friend you might say something like “Yeah he’s a cool guy” if you don’t like the person you may say “no, he’s a jerk”. What if I asked you if you thought of yourself as a good or bad person? And I want you to really think about this… you may begin to think about that time you opened that door for someone, but then you may think about that time you called someone stupid… the fact is, it’s hard to truly say that you are a genuine all around “good” person. I’m not saying you’re a bad person, I’m just saying that you may need a military grade measuring device to find out if the glass is half full or half empty. And it’s not really worth it… once you’ve backtracked everything you’ve done you’ve realized you’ve missed out on most of that day, or week, or even month! The time it takes to measure your self-worth is not worth the stuff you’ll miss out on while you’re pondering your life! And some people think in the complete reverse mindset; say there is a very particular person who is aware that he could be labeled good or bad at any given moment, the desperateness of that person will cause them to over weigh their actions and jump to the conclusion that they aren’t worth the air they breathe! The solution is simple; don’t focus all of your energy about what you have done, (notice I said ALL, still acknowledge your mistakes and your success but don’t over focus) then focus on making your next move count by focusing on your own actions so when you do mess up or get mad at a friend your good actions outweigh your bad actions, or just don’t think about it at all! Let the pawns fall into place, if you make a mistake just brush it off and put a best foot forward, don’t try and make your every action saintly at every waking moment, what happens is going to happen.