Let Kindness Begin With Me

"Your success and happiness lies in you.  Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties."
―Helen Keller

In many ways, today feels like the first day of the New Year ― or at least the first regular day of the New Year.  For me, the Feast of the Three Kings marks the end of the holidays and the children are back in school, so it's time to get back with the program.

I know that I am not the only one who dragged herself to exercise today.  During my yoga class (my preferred mode of exercise), I wondered what it would look like to be kind to myself in 2014.  In the last few days, I have read stories about the high failure rate of New Year's resolutions.  So...  I am making an unusual one:  I will do something to be kind to myself every day.  For me, it will be mostly about exercise.  But a green smoothie with spinach and cactus will count, too.  As will a manicure!  Or a leisurely read.  There are plenty of other things that I would like to accomplish in 2014, but a happier ― and hopefully healthier― me seems like a good place to begin.