Thursday, January 1, 2015

Of Kindness and New Year's Resolutions

"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right."
~ Oprah Winfrey

"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man."
~ Benjamin Franklin

After years (ok, decades) of making New Year's resolutions, I decided this year to try something different.  I identified several areas that I wanted to focus on in my life and I will try to aim for those every day.  Of course, one of them is kindness -- toward others and myself.

I don't think that we need to go crazy making resolutions for the new year, but at the very least, new years -- like birthdays (especially those milestone ones) -- serve as moments of reflection.  Where am I and where do I want to go?  If we don't take stock, we can end up living by default.

What are you going to focus on this year?

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