Resolution

It's that time of year again. The time of year when the majority of us get together to see the New Year in. The time of year when we commit to making New Year Resolutions. Promises that we very rarely keep but it's okay as most of us made them after a few beers or glasses of wine. Or both. The time of year when we get together with friends and family and put all our issues, worries and cares aside and usher in a New Year, hopeful that things will change simply as it's a new year, even though the clock had basically changed at midnight to another day as it always does.

We did the very same last year. As the bells rang, Laura and myself grabbed the kids and had a family hug. We whispered that this year will be better. We had been through a lot and we were still here, stronger and better for it. I made my resolution to be less focused on work and more on family. It was basically the same promise that I had made to myself every year, but this time it was different I told myself. This time adversity had taught me that it was important to change things, that my priorities needed to be challenged and the barriers that prevented me from succeeding, overcome. Laura always told me that only I could do it, that I can't sit about waiting on change to happen to me, it was up to me to make those changes happen. Unfortunately, 27 days later, before I had the chance to action my resolution, fate took matters into its own hands. 

So when it nears the bells and you are thinking about your resolution, look at those around you. Take a second to enjoy the feeling that you have at this time of year. That love. That happiness. That hopefulness that a year new brings. Look at your family and friends. Look how happy they are. Take in the joy in their faces. It's the kind of joy generally only reserved for weddings and the birth of children. Don't make your promises lightly. Change one thing for the better. Don't sleep on the life that you have. Exercise your right to show your love and to show your appreciation of all that you have that is precious to you. Make it weird if you so desire but make it happen and make it happen regularly. Tap into that New Year feeling and bring it to as many days as you can. And for those spending New Year on your own? Know that you are loved. Love is infinite. A precious commodity that we have a boundless amount of. You aren't alone, you are just on your own for now. Feel the love of those both here and gone and raise a glass. Life is short, unpredictable and precious. You don't need me to tell you this, however you may need me to remind you. And I will remind you. Don't have regrets. Don't wait until it's too late. I did.

Love is never ending. Love will prevail.

Have a happier New Year.