At the beginning of 2009, I made a couple of very sincere resolutions: I wanted to slow down the pace of my life and lighten up about things, and I wanted to work on being less judgmental. It sounds like a short list, but for someone like me who tends to overdo the vigilance… these were actually quite difficult tasks to tackle.
It’s pretty sobering to read statistics showing that only 40% of people who set resolutions actually reach their targets. It seems that if you want to get to your destination, you’d better have a really good plan for getting there! Sitting down and making resolutions is a useful ritual in itself, a way for us to assess and temporarily deal with the things in our lifestyles that we want to change. But if you want to see those changes actually manifest, it helps to be armed with some useful tips!
“If you’re happy, and you know it, share with friends.”
In light of the recent attack and rape in Contra Costa County, CA, a local non-profit organization National Action Organization founded by Maryanne Comaroto and 3rd degree ShaoLin black belt Doug Childers are doing everything they can to equip and empower women, both physically and emotionally, to deal with the frightening world we live in.
My mother told me I was lucky if I could count all my real friends on one hand!
Once upon a time, there was a knight in search of his personal salvation, thereby creating a quest that at times seemed hopeless.The great journey of this knight spanned so many years, encompassing so many emotions and displays of inner strength against what seemed like insurmountable odds. yet uncertainty haunted this knight as the blackness of night envelopes the light of day.
