Happy New Year!

Ah, a new year! A time for reflection upon the last and looking forward to the new. This year I’m keeping my resolutions and goals simple.

Several years ago I stumbled across this poem. I used to read it every morning but somehow got out of the habit. This year I’m getting back in that habit. If I can follow these principles even some of the time, then everything else will fall into place.

I hope it helps you too - Have a wonderful 2010!

I Promise Myself

To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.
To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best.
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.
To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.

By Christian D. Larson

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