Resolutions Shmesolutions
No New Year’s resolutions for me. Instead, I’ll create specific short term goals for myself throughout the year, as the need arises.
Having said that, I do hope to continue this year with something I tried to enhance in 2010: the ability to notice my blessings. What a joy to not only receive a blessing, but to recognize it and be thankful for it!
I imagine my “big” blessings are very similar to those of many other people: healthy family members, loving family members, financial stability, and so forth. But, I also recognize these more subtle things as blessings: running errands with my husband, serious discussions with my son, the touch of a comforting hand on my back, the warmth of my dog on a cold evening, the smell of my Christmas tree, and so much more.
I hope we’ll all be able to notice our blessings more readily this year. And maybe even provide a few to others, as well.
Ellen Lindner
