So far, so good

Today is going well.  I have noticed a hesitation in things I might have said before and while I'm still all kinds of not right, it's a step.  Reading Proverbs, this jumped out at me and quite frankly gave me a few tasks to address.

Proverbs 6, 16-19
16There are six things the LORD hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
¹⁷ haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,
¹⁹ a false witness who pours out lies
and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.

I am not extremely sure how haughty my eyes are, although sometimes when I am irritated with my husband I am surprised his hair doesn't burst into flames as I stare at the back of his head.  As B would say "that's not riiiight"!  Among these seven things is also the shedding of innocent blood.  Here is where the Bible loses me a little because I'm not really sure guilty blood is great to have a hand in shedding...but I think we get the point.  I feel like that might be the only item among the seven which I can securely respond with a raucous "NOT GUILTY".  I'm not too proud to admit that I often have haughty eyes, a lying tongue (I have no idea HOW that big scratch got on the car....), maybe have devised wicked schemes (probably not for some time, though...and I am having trouble putting my finger on even one, but I'm not prepared to deny this category, hands down), definitely feet that have rushed to evil, and if false witnessing is anywhere close to exaggeration I am GUILTY....and the cherry on top is stirring up conflict in the community (while I'm thinking this is a dramatic way of labeling gossip, it's a dramatic problems that needs to be squelched). 
Wow, run on sentence, much? 
But it's a lot to cover and I am developing my writing skills, so patience...patience.  I think you see where I'm going.  I am guilty.  Talk about a slam dunk in the area of "needs improvement".  This could get me through the weekend...actually, might just sail me right through the end of 2011. 
So, how do we change this stuff?  I think I can stop harping on what irritates me about others to my girlfriends or about how irresponsible I think someone else is.  (I mean, hello, I forgot B's ballet shoes yesterday and had to come back for them.  Aside from remembering both kids it was my ONLY responsibility with that outing.)  So, looks like I have my plate full.  Can you think of ways this list can help you in your life?  Far be it from me to make suggestions to you, because I believe it to be quite obvious that my house a big enough mess that I better not throw any rocks at some kettles...or whatever.  Do you think God would put these things in the Bible if it wasn't necessary to remind us?  I do not.  I think we are human and we need reminding.  But being human isn't an excuse to be a heathen.  And by heathen, I don't mean anything besides just being yucky.  I am tired of being yucky.  Pretty prophetic, eh?