Beautiful!We brought in the new year at the lake -- just the four of us. And it was nice! We have been been going non-stop since Dec. 1st, so this was a perfect way to end the month. As we sat around the dinner table, we discussed what our resolutions are for 2012. Here is what we came up with:
Sam will appreciate what he has and try not to ask for new things a lot.
Lily will help others by donating her toys and clothes and if anyone needs help crossing the street, she will be there to help them!
John wants to "live in the moment" more and not worry about things so much. (Personally, I think he is already good at both of these, but who am I to change his resolution.) Me? Well, I want to do better with eating in and cooking healthy/creatively. Wish me luck! While we all have little quirks about ourselves that we want to improve for the new year, I think ultimately, the best thing we can hope for is to make a change in ourselves that can help others make a change in themselves and so on and so on...
A neighbor shared the following story with me and I want to share it with you.
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A man decided that he would change the world.
But, he wasn’t successful.
So he decided to change the country.
But, he wasn’t successful.
So he decided to change his community.
But, he wasn’t successful.
So he decided to change his street.
But, be wasn’t successful.
So he decided to change his family.
But, he wasn’t successful.
So he decided to change himself.
AND HE WAS SUCCESSFUL.
AND HIS FAMILY CHANGED AND THEY AFFECTED THEIR STREET.
AND THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET AFFECTED THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY AFFECTED THEIR COUNTRY.
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