Resolutions for the New Year, "More or Less"

I'm not really one for "resolutions" in the New Year's Eve sense of the word, promising to change something but instead letting the plan crumble to pieces by the third week in January. I do like to give myself something positive to aim for, though. Who doesn't have room for improvement? I love the "Self-Help" section of bookstores, although I wish it were called something like "Me, But More Awesome!" With a better name, there might be fewer people looking shamefully and furtively at the books before scampering off like frightened squirrels.

In the spirit of aiming higher in the new year, here are my "resolutions":

1. More Silence. Less Noise.

2. More Meditation. Less Distraction.

3. More Patience. Less Pushing.

4. More Empathy. Less Judging.

5. More Savoring the Moment, Being Open to Changes, and Welcoming the New.

Happy New Year! May it be one in which you aim higher, and hit your mark.

Your turn: Do you make New Year's resolutions? Why or why not? If you do, what are yours for 2014? Please share in the Comments section below. If you are reading this post via email subscription or mobile device, click on the title or go to www.JoyfullyGreen.com from a computer to see the comments and leave one of your own. (Don't forget to click the box for subscribing to comments so you can follow the conversation.)

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