Finalizing New Year’s resolutions is as good a time as any to take stock in ourselves. Many of us frame these in terms of getting fitter, smarter or happier… looking for ways to fix or improve on some flaws. But just as many also look for ways to improve the good things they already have: the first is looking at the glass as half empty, the second seeks to add more to the half-filled glass. It’s all a matter of perspective. In reality, resolutions are our way of taking responsibility for our lives and ultimately seeking a wide range of improvements. The key is sticking to the promises you make about any of them: exercising more, eating better, learning something new… whatever your choice, follow through and make it happen. That’s what it takes to achieve what you want to find when revisiting the rooms of your life. Look at your New Year’s resolutions like that today.
Ellen Goodman (b. 1941): American journalist, syndicated columnist, and Pulitzer Prize winner
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