On the first day of the year, we traditionally make promises to ourselves that we hope will make us better people throughout the remainder of the year. We call these self-promises, “resolutions.” We say things like, “This year I resolve not to ask any woman when the baby is due because most of the women I have posed that question to in 2007 have not been pregnant.” Resolutions are our way of looking at what we view as personal defects and deciding it’s time to correct them.
I think most would agree that many personal resolutions are broken by the first of April. I offer that these resolutions often fail because the things we resolve to fix are the very things that make us who we are. That said, this year I will still make my resolutions, but this year I will not try to fix me. This year I will try to fix you.
Not really you, per se, but rather the world. This year I resolve not to pass up an opportunity to do good as I see it, to lend a hand when I think it is needed and to volunteer my time where and when I think it will do the most good. Now some may say, “Wait a minute! Upon reflection, you aren’t doing anything different than you did last year!” And my answer is you’re absolutely right, but there is a small difference. You see, last year when I did these things, I thought I was fixing me. This year when I do them I’ll know that I’ll be fixing you (the world). You see, it’s all a matter of perspective and my perspective for 2008 will be very good. Just wait and see. 🙂
To one and all, Happy New Year!