2020: Another Year, More…?

Ah, it’s that time of year. For the past week people have been building up to and celebrating Christmas. For the next week some folks regret all that they’ve eaten, losing another year of not improving themselves the way they’d like to have, and generally making false promises to themselves (called resolutions) that they swear they’ll start on January 1^st.  Some might. Some might not. According to some studies, those who do launch their resolutions on January 1^st, on average, will give them up within the first week to ten days of the New Year. It’s been reported that fewer than 10% of people who make New Year’s resolutions make it the entire year without breaking the resolution. The question then begs: Why do people make resolutions if the success rate of them is so low? Let’s face it, all of us would like to make improvement. Some people are truly unhappy with themselves physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually or some combination of all of that. Some people are happy with themselves but have discovered how much they enjoy the effort and commitment of trying to make constant improvement. Some people make those resolutions with great intentions but… – – – – – – – – – The remainder of this essay can be found in the book “Farther Down The Road” Farther Down the Road – Where does your life’s road lead? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTJ1B2QR