Celebrate a brand new start.

You don’t need a date on a calendar to tell you that you can start over, but with so many people starting on New Year’s Day, it’s as good a time as any to begin. Leave behind the baggage of the past, heal the wounds, move into a new life full of love, happiness and prosperity.

Thank you for reading along with me as I completed my resolution to share the the loving things I’ve learned. If I helped in any way I am grateful to you for your time and open mind. I wish you joy, success and many, many reasons to every day hope and plan for the a loving future.

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Start making plans.

You’ve taken inventory of what you have, you’ve celebrated your accomplishments in the year that is passing, now it’s time to start thinking about what you want to be in the next year.
Will you be more tolerant of others?
Will you help without being asked?
Will you give more to those in need?
When you start your list be sure to make your resolutions doable. Instead of saying, “I’m going to be nicer to people.” You might write. “I’m going to send a vase of flowers to my assistant once a month.” or, “I’m going to return every ‘hello’ with a smiling reply.”

Remember that many of the things you want to do this year can be automated, do you want to set up an automatic deduction from your paycheck? Order birthday gifts for your parents, mate and children in advance?
These days it’s easier than ever to live a loving life. Let technology and firm goals help you.

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Take stock of the year.

Now while it is foremost on every news broadcast and radio program, we look back on the year that was. As in previous years we may have made some mistakes. What are some of the things you would do differently if you had a chance? Can you give yourself that chance in

It is also important to recognize our triumphs. Get a piece of paper and hand write all the things you’ve done RIGHT this year. (Hand writing helps enforce the positivity in your mind.)
At best you can use those same techniques to improve in the year to come, you can show those who think you’ve been slacking that you certainly have NOT, and in the very least you can feel good about your accomplishments. A lot of success happened in the last year and if you make a list you will see that you’ve come a long way!

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Close the wounds.

The holidays are not always full of love and friendship. Sometimes families have issues to work out among themselves that have been years in the making. After everyone has had a chance to calm down and look back on things that were said and done, there is an opportunity to start the healing. Writing a letter to someone you have wronged is often a good way to put the matter to rest and give the person ‘evidence’ that you mean to change. A heartfelt letter is a gift that will remain as a treasure even after you are gone. Put your heart into it, but realize that it might not be enough, also be careful not to say new hurtful things. The holiday season can be the healing season if that’s what you want.

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Digest the feast.

During the holidays we sometimes spend too much time on preparation and not enough time enjoying the fruits of our labors. When all the frenzy has leveled off and you have time to look back on your seasons celebrations, it’s time to tell loved ones how much you like spending time with them and just enjoy their company. Watching friends hug, children play and families talk is one of the great treasures of humanity and never is it more apparent than during the holiday season.

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Give it away.

The tradition of boxing day started when wealthy Europeans decided that they had too much food to keep in their non-refrigerated kitchens. They would box up the leftovers and send them off with servants and beggars that waited all year for the delicacies.
Boxing day is now a tradition of donating unwanted items and passing on unloved Christmas gifts. It’s a great way to make a clean slate for the new year ahead.
However you celebrate it, today is a good day to give…again.

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It’s Christmas enjoy your family!

Just make good memories. That is all.

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Find your flaws and fix them.

No one wants to believe that they have social issues, but if time and time again someone tells you that you clear your throat entirely too often, maybe it’s time to see that ear nose and throat specialist. Maybe your problem is that you’re too shy, in which case explaining that you are an introvert and have different priorities just might be enough. Whatever you can do to fix or help others understand your issues will go along way toward helping you get along with people…the first step is listening to what they are telling you.

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Accept flaws in others.

Nobody is perfect.
Read it again. Nobody is perfect.
When you realize that every single human being has flaws, some minor, some major, some compatible with your own flaws, some contrary, you will be able to accept that those things that drive you crazy about someone you know are just imperfections. You may have some that make others crazy too. Do what you need to do to accept people as they are, talk out your concerns, offer solutions in which you participate, do everything you can to solve the problem and when you can’t it best to leave the situation until you can.

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Talk to your heroes.

I attended a seminar in which the speaker asked all in attendance to think of the one person they consider a hero.
When he asked for responses he got such varied responses as:
“My father.”
“Gandhi.”
“Batman.”

Then he told them to ask that hero one question that had been on their minds concerning their own lives.
The woman asked Gandhi, “How do you know when to sacrifice?”
The man asked his father. “How do you know when to step in and help and when to let your children learn for themselves.”
and Batman fan asked, “Where do you get all those fantastic toys?”

Then the speaker asked them to answer as if they were the hero.
The woman answered, “Sacrifice when you have no other options.”
The son answered, “Step in when harm will occur if you don’t.”
And the Batman fan answered. “Invent what you need.”

All three answers received a standing ovation. Try this exercise and see what your heroes have to tell you!

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