Finding Roommate Harmony As we approach Thanksgiving and Christmas, I want to give a shout out to my terrific roommates. I love the current make up of our house. My roommates are incredible individuals. However, I think the harmony I feel has less to do with the behavior of others, and more about my own perception of them. In other words, as I started to change the way I looked at things, the things I looked at changed. I've learned a lot about how to be a good roommate over my past 17 years. Most of the turmoil I have endured in that time has been caused by my expectations not being met. (E.g., not doing dishes, breaking the honor code, blasting music at all hours of the night, etc.) While I'm still far from being a pro at developing positive roommate relationships, here's my observation into my current feeling of success—it's simple: roommates bother me less as I become more loving and accepting of them as people. Accept that we are different people with
Self growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no higher investment.