…to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing. ~ Mark Twain

A New Years Resolution is a promise,
and to promise not to do a thing
is the surest way in the world
to make a body want
to go and do that very thing.
Before the end of January,
most people have given up
on their annual commitment to themselves.
That was my history when I made them,
but they seldom lasted a week, much less a month!
Fortunately I belong to a group whose
wisdom about making changes
is living one day at a time
which doesn’t mean you never set long-term goals;
it just means that you are more focused
on bettering each moment of your life,
on a daily basis. So you can set aside
New Years Resolutions and celebrate
each day your commitment to
a happy new day of doing the next right thing!