Mac running slow and crashing

Lately, my mac has been running slow, freezing, restarting, and this is new...
I have a lot of things in imovie... so I presume it might be that, but this is ridiculous! It is constantlly beachballin'! How do I make my Mac perform like it did when I first had it!

If you are experiencing kernel panics, log it and then post it:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2546
You might look for methods here for improving performance:
http://www.thesafemac.com/mpg/
Ciao.

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My mac has been very slow lately. Any suggestions?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM Upgradeable
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BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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Color LCD 1280 x 800
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Hitachi HTS545016B9SA02 disk0 : (160.04 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
MacHD (disk0s2) / : 159.05 GB (49.15 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
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Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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Mac App Store and identified developers
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DVD3EnablerService: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DVD3EnablerService
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[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
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[failed] com.apple.secd.plist [Details]
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WidevineMediaOptimizer: Version: 6.0.0.12757 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
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AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
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iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
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Flash Player [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
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Destinations:
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Total size: 30.88 GB
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: -
Last backup: -
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      0% AppleSpell
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      0% powerd
      0% Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
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112 MB Google Chrome
41 MB Finder
34 MB Google Chrome Helper
32 MB WindowServer
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587 MB Active RAM
551 MB Inactive RAM
350 MB Wired RAM
10.96 GB Page-ins
865 MB Page-outs
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Dec 14, 2014, 07:21:27 PM Self test - passed

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