What are your plans for the new year?

You must be thinking that I’ve lost my mind and while at times that might be debatable, today is not that day.

While I’m quite sure that March 18^th is not considered the beginning of the year in any culture or religion, that doesn’t mean that you can’t treat today or any other day as the start of a new year for you.

You see, the idea of a new year is filled with hope and the idea that this time the year will be different. But then life and inertia draw you back into the same old same old.

Let me quickly interrupt myself to say that if everything is working for you and your life is going as planned; you can skip reading and get back to it. However, if you’re just muddling through your days, hoping that someday things might change, then this might be that day.

Waiting for your life to change is like waiting for a train at a bus station – you’ll be waiting for a long time, or at least until a group of ‘very nice people’ show up and take you away, which is, of course, one way to institute change in your life. Come to think of it, quite a few people wait for change to happen to them instead of doing it themselves.

Hopefully, you’re not one of those people.

If you’re still reading, then I’m sure you’re not. You’re the kind of person thinking about and looks for ways to create change for yourself. And there’s one sure way to make a change in your life. Be resolute.

That’s right. Resolute, as in the new year’s resolution, but without waiting for a specific date on a calendar to do so. Today or any day you choose can be the beginning of a new year for you.

So, if you’re thinking about changing something in your life, then as the sages say, there’s no day like today. Commit yourself to your decision and make this your personal happiest new year.

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