New Year's Resolutions
 

I like starting to think about my resolutions for next year on Christmas. There is something wonderful in the Christian concept of giving all you have and then if you come up short, which we all do, asking forgiveness and trying again. This is reassuring because every year when I review what I have done, I find there is always more that could have been done or better ways to do things.
Some of my resolutions are personal, like trying to exercise more and perhaps lose some weight. Some have to do with my children, even as they grow and are on their own for the most part, there are opportunities to make a positive difference in their lives.
And some have to do with Fauna: to try to welcome new members, to answer those questions posed by those who ask to the extent I can, and if I cannot to find others who might be able to help.
Finally, here and everywhere, I am trying to cultivate the art of listening and going beyond words to try to hear and understand what people are trying to communicate.
How about y'all, do you have any New Year's Resolutions?

Mine is ..
I promise not to slop hogs in the middle of Main Street...

I make this one every year because it is the only one I have ever been able to keep..