Are You Resolute?

Some people make New Year's resolutions.

Others abhor the idea, asking "Why wait until a certain day

to make changes I can make now"?

Well the psychology behind it is pretty obvious, and it works for me.

I usually make a pretty basic resolution.

Like vow to take off the same freakin 10lbs I managed to loose between

last January and May, only to have gained back again between October and December!

And while I indeed need to face the knife and fork once again,

this year I'm making a resolution that's a little more practical for the soul...

On Christmas at Cherrie's, she shared a wonderful

quote with everyone,

that I'd like to share now with all of you:

"By cultivating attitudes of friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the

unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and disregard for the wicked-

the mind-stuff retains it's undisturbed calmness".

Patanjali, The Book of Sutras

In this New Year, with a New President, and a feeling of New Hope,

this quote seems like an appropriate mantra for a New Era...

Oh, I do have a couple more resolutions.

Like keep in better touch with friends I've been neglecting.

And a big one that's well, a bit more of a cross to bear.

But more on that later in the month!

In the meantime, Happy New Year to all.

And whether you have made resolutions or not, may you keep

your mind-stuff CALM!!!

Michael