It’s the first week of the New Year and likely many of us are in the throes of commitment [or re-commitment.] We use the turn of a calendar page to assess ourselves, where we are now and where we want to be. It’s a lovely tradition, a wise practice. It need not be tied to a mere one-day or one-month per year as “ everyday is a new dawn ” but… If we’re going to resolve, let’s resolve big, and resolve wisely. First, why do so many of us like the idea of increasing our resolve, forging our will? Because many of us have our heads on straight to the fact that we are mortal. We’re all going to die, every tick of the analog second-hand is one tick closer to the end. And if we’re really paying attention, that end is not necessarily some distant “Golden Years” fading. I have, and many of you have, up close and personal experiences with no matter how old you are, no matter your current state of health—we can be done and snuffed or altered in an instant. The more we put ...
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