Happy new year! We'll exclaim this wish to each other, and hear it from each other, over and over this week. It’s a great sentiment. But what does it take? What will actually make 2015 a year that’s good and rich in what matters for us? New year's resolutions were invented for this type of thing. "I’ll lose 15 pounds”. ...
How To Follow Through On New Year’s Resolutions
This is an updated version of my popular 2009 post. When I Googled the title of this post just now, my 2009 edition came up seventh. It was right before Dr. Oz’s piece in People magazine. I’m going to fantasize that this means Diamond-Cut Life is winning its soft-spoken war against mindless mainstream culture :) I’m ...
How I Succeeded In A New Year’s Resolution
Two years ago, on January 1st, 2009, my friend Colleen Kaleda and I spontaneously made a shared New Year's resolution to tutor and befriend two African immigrant women (one apiece). We were clear we wanted to be of more service in our lives, and that we had enough time to do that. We shook hands on ...
How To Follow Through On New Year’s Resolutions
I’m not just a fan of New Year’s resolutions, I’m a cheerleader for them, and for positive change in our lives in general. As a former counselor who’s worked with a full spectrum of folks -- from underachieving college students and the worried well to late-stage alcoholics and drug addicts – I have a realistic ...
