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It’s the beginning of a New Year and time to make those resolutions. Many people say they don’t
make resolutions because they will just break them but as the old saying
goes, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again.” However, there is another version of that
old saying that says, “If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for
you!” I don’t
think I’ll take up skydiving but making resolutions can be a good
thing. After all, it’s
a brand new year and a good time to begin again. Sometimes my resolutions come about
through past experiences:
In
2007, I resolve:
1. To
put the ice cream in the freezer and not on the cabinet shelf.
2. To
be sure the freezer door is shut after I put the ice cream in it.
(What a mess!)
3. To get the clothes out of the dryer
the first time it stops instead of turning
it back on and using more electricity to try to
shake out the wrinkles after
it’s
too late.
4.
To not take the cat to the vet without her being in a carrier.
5.
To find something that will take cat barf stains out of the car’s carpet.
6.
To not get my perfume stick and my lipstick mixed up. (Yuck!)
7.
To eat less chocolate, just as soon as I finish eating this Goo Goo cluster. J
You
could probably add some of your own humorous resolutions but all joking
aside, there are many serious resolutions that we could all benefit from if
we would really give them a try.
Here
are a few good ideas and some are even fun and not nearly as difficult as
you might think:
In 2007, I resolve:
1. To
spend more time with family and friends.
(One resolution that I
once read said, “I resolve to
spend more time with neglected
children. . .
Mine!”)
2. To give up a bad habit. Whether it’s smoking, drinking,
overeating, or
biting yourfingernails,
overcoming something that is bad for your health or
well-being will not only better
your health but also give you a great
feeling of
accomplishment.
3. To get out of debt. Make a budget or take a course to learn
how to
gain financial freedom.
4. To resolve to mend fences with
those strained relationships. Life
is too short to hold
grudges. Remember that bitterness is
an acid
that destroys
it’s own container. Put aside
thoughts of blame. As
Voltaire said, “No snowflake in an
avalanche ever feels responsible”,
so go ahead and bury the
hatchet once and for all but don’t mark
it’s
grave so you won’t be tempted to dig up that hatchet again!
5. To resolve to help others. Volunteer your time to do something for
someone
else. Hospitals,
nursing homes, libraries, and schools always need
volunteers
or simply help out a neighbor with some needed task.
6. To learn something new. This can be an easy resolution to
keep. Take a
class in
something you’ve always wanted to learn to do. Read a
“how to”
book or learn a new language.
7. To get organized. Organizing
your home, workshop, or office takes
away stress of unexpected
company or finding that wrench or stapler
that
you need on the spur of the moment.
8. To read the Bible through in a year. We often make resolutions
concerning our physical and
emotional health but our spiritual health
is most important of all. If you read only four chapters a day, you will be
finished
before the year is up.
Whether
you choose one of these resolutions or some of your own, it is important to
keep trying because if we never made resolutions of any kind, we would
never progress or solve any problems.
Resolution and resolve have helped us improve our lives as well as
having won wars. As Winston Churchill
once said during WWII, “Never give in.”*
If
at first you don’t succeed, skydiving may not be
for you but keep trying the things that are beneficial to you, your family,
and to your health.
Happy
New Year!
Pamela Perry Blaine
© January
2007
*“Never give in. Never
give in.
Never, never, never, never--in
nothing, great or small,
large or petty--never give in,
except to
convictions of honor and good sense.
Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently
overwhelming
might of the enemy.”
-Winston Churchill
Pamela lives in Missouri with her husband,
Michael. She enjoys writing, music, and country
living. She writes "Pam's Corner" for her
local newspaper and many stories have been published on the internet as
well as in several books such as The Miracle Of Sons, 2The
Heart/People Who Make A Difference, and A Tribute To Moms.
Her goal is to write to encourage others and to write stories for her
children and grandchildren so that stories and family history will be
preserved.
Pam and Mike have made a CD of several songs she has
written called, "I'll Walk You Home". It
is available by freewill donation. More information as well as a
clip from the CD is on the website at: http://www.blaines.us/PamyPlace.htm
e-mail: pamyblaine@blaines.us
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is not the absence of danger,
but
the presence of God"
My
Website:
http://www.blaines.us/PamyPlace.htm
e-mail:
pamyblaine@blaines.us
"NO
ONE IS USELESS IN THIS WORLD
WHO
LIGHTENS THE BURDEN OF ANYONE ELSE"
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