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New Year's Resolutions Worth Keeping

1/1/2020

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Ann Landers, a wise lady from yester-year, once gave a list of New Year’s resolutions for her newspaper column. Many people disregard the value of making resolutions, but count me in as one who believes the New Year is a perfect time to reflect on what you desire to do and to be. The Apostle Paul mentioned a goal worth pursuing in 2 Corinthians 5:9 when he says, “We make it our goal to please Him….” Excellent! Let your New Year’s resolution list start there. Here are some other goals worthy of your consideration as suggested by Ann Landers:
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  • Let this coming year be better than all the others.
  • Vow to do some of the things you’ve always wanted to do but couldn’t find the time.
  • Call up a forgotten friend. Drop an old grudge, and replace it with some pleasant memories.
  • Share a funny story with someone whose spirits are dragging. A good laugh can be very good medicine.
  • Vow not to make a promise you don’t think you can keep.
  • Pay a debt.
  • Give a soft answer.
  • Free yourself of envy and malice.
  • Encourage some youth to do this or her best. Share your experience, and offer support. Young people need role models.
  • Make a genuine effort to stay in closer touch with family and good friends.
  • Resolve to stop magnifying small problems and shooting from the lip. Words that you have to eat can be hard to digest.
  • Find the time to be kind and thoughtful. All of us have the same allotment: 24 hours a day.
  • Give a compliment. It might give someone a badly needed lift.
  • Think things through.
  • Forgive an injustice.
  • Listen more.
  • Be kind.
  • Apologize when you realize you are wrong. An apology never diminishes a person. It elevates him or her.
  • Don’t blow your own horn. If you’ve done something praiseworthy, someone will notice eventually.
  • Try to understand a point of view that is different from your own. Few things are 100 percent one way or another.
  • Examine the demands you make on others.
  • Lighten up. When you feel like blowing your top, ask yourself, "Will it matter in a week from today?"
  • Laugh the loudest when the joke is on you.
  • The sure way to have a friend is to be one. We are all connected by our humanity, and we need each other.
  • Avoid malcontents and pessimists. They drag you down and contribute nothing.
  • Don’t discourage a beginner from trying something risky. Nothing ventured means nothing gained.
  • Be optimistic. The can-do spirit is the fuel that makes things go.
  • Read something uplifting. Deep-six the trash. You wouldn’t eat garbage - why put it in your head?
  • Don’t abandon your old-fashioned principles. They never go out of style.
  • When courage is needed, ask yourself, "If not me, who? If not now, when?"
  • Walk tall, and smile more. You’ll look 10 years younger.
  • Don’t be afraid to say, "I love you." Say it again. They are the sweetest words in the world.
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Happy New Year and God bless you in 2020,
Tyler
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