New Year

Alright... so I had the best of intentions when the New Year rolled around... to let go of the chocolate... to exercise more... to drink more water... And so far, not doing so well with that! And yet, this morning is the start of a new year... Yup, it's January 18 and it is the start of a new year... Maybe not the official New Year. But each and every day is a new beginning. Each moment is a new beginning. And every moment I have a choice as to how I am going to live my life. What am I going to choose in this moment and in the next moment and the next... So, if I fell off the chocolate bandwagon yesterday, that doesn't mean that all is lost... I can begin again today. I think we put an awful lot of pressure on ourselves with this New Year resolution stuff. If we decide to give something up and then we fall off the bandwagon, we feel that the whole thing is toast and we might as well give up for the rest of the year! But the truth is, we can begin anew each and every day. For example, I gave up drinking Coke on July 6, 2009... a weird date to be sure, but it was the start of a new year for me... and so far I've been holding to that. And the longer I stay off of it, the better my chances are of not giving in to the temptation to have "just one" today... Now, the chocolate thing is a whole different kettle of fish!