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A new chew toy

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Kitten falling asleep on an Apply keyboard.
I nap a lot…
My friend, Sheryl, posted about looking at resolutions and the like as forms of behavioral modification. I especially liked her third guideline:

Replace an undesired activity with a desired activity. A good dog trainer knows that just yelling at the dog for chewing on your shoe is bad, and instead giving your dog an acceptable chew toy while removing the shoe is better. Rather than beat yourself up for obsessing over that metaphorical shoe, give yourself a metaphorical chew toy to occupy yourself.

Because it’s the time of year when lots of people compile retrospectives of the previous year and/or set goals for the next, it’s difficult not to at least think about it.

I’ve been thinking about several things that could fall into the category of resolutions.

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My new year’s wish for you

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Some years ago I wished everyone:

May you be wise when you need to be, foolish when it doesn’t matter, loved always, and ever ready to love.

And I can’t think of a better wish.

Happy New Year!

My New Year’s Wish

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The changing of the year from one calendar to the next is often a time to set goals. I may do that more concretely before the week is out, but first I want to make a New Year’s wish. This wish is for everyone, especially me:

Remember to be a lantern, not just a mirror. If your life is filled with light, share it. But even if it is not, never forget that we always have the power to lighten someone’s life, at least a little bit, and sometimes that little bit is more significant than we can imagine.