Challenging Myself To be a better person

I take everyday at a time. I am actively trying on a daily basis to be a better person. To be a better mother and girlfriend. To treat everyone around me with respect. I struggle with wanting to please everyone all the time and therefore want to tell lies in order to make things seem greater than they are. But I am realizing that things don't need to be totally great for things to be just good. It is okay for me to be just me and not make things up. I have lied in the past to my loved ones in order to make myself seem funny or silly and to exaggerate the truth in order to seem "cool". I not disappointing anyone but myself and the people who love me when I do these things. My son said he would like me to spend more time with him, so I am trying to make things good between us. I have to remember to just talk with him about his day and about things going on within him. I have in the past been selfish with him where I just want to do my own thing. I realize that is not how a mother should be. I need to be giving and caring but also show a little tough love every once in a while. My boyfriend has been hurt by my lies and my actions of selfishness and I am truly sorry for creating such hurt within him. I pledge that everyday be a new beginning for us and for me that I can show him just how much I love him and that our love is something to be treasured everyday of our lives.
Today I am looking forward to another clean slate to start with, I feel so fresh that God has given me this opportunity to live free and be able to speak the truth into every situation. I pray for strength to continue and I pray for forgiveness for all my past mistakes.