New Years' Resolutions, No...Yes?

Is it necessary to make New Years' resolutions that are broken are easy as they are conjured? This year I will be thinner, wiser, more confident, giving, prosperous and procrastinate much less than in the past. These are my daily resolutions and I feel 2008 will be a milestone year for many, myself included. It's a most exciting time, despite an ugly war, genocide in Sudan, an inordinate cost of living, overwhelming home foreclosures, unemployment, underemployment, spiritual bankruptcy, violence against women and children, inner city blues, clinical depression and an overall lack of integrity in our society. You survived, so rejoice and be kind to yourself and others! The photo above also show survivors of the mass killings going on in Darfur, Sudan.

2008 is a new beginning as are all new years. This has been a challenging year, a year of good fortune and sorrows, the contrast of life. But, what I'm most grateful to have received in 2007 is the good fortune to better understand "human nature" (motivations, personal agendas, altruism, kindness and jealousy). I realize my self worth and know how I must believe in myself, regardless of who doesn't or see things my way! What I do want as some form of resolution is to better "accept" things as they are-- attitudes, opinions, perspectives, conditioning, selfishness, avarice and inequities....which are opposing views, judgments, assessments, pundits, bigotry, sexism, ageism, jealousy and envy, racism, poor public schools, tabloid news, our industrialized prison system, domestic violence, human trafficking, sweat shops and global warming. I accept that these imbalances do exist. I accept that I can't change anyone other than myself. I accept that greed and selfishness are the root cause for much of what ails us.

I accept that I will do what I can to help make this world a better and safer place. I accept that I'm fortunate to live in a country that despite all kinds of challenges, dreams do come true, we're so wealthy and can do so much to help others here and around the world. I accept that I'm a part of the solution, whether going green, mentoring teens, fundraising, giving back, learning, sharing, pampering and being as happy and as often as I can, this I do accept!