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Besides the calendar, what is changing today? Many (including myself) are making new resolutions. Are these decisions different from last year? If not, what is changing on how these decisions are implemented?

I ask because it seems that there are many arbitrary lines of demarcation like a new year. I can get cynical about the ritual, having looked back at prior years and how these resolutions have fizzled by mid-March. On the other hand, they can have the effect of driving us to reevaluate and set priorities. As long as this is done intentionally, purposefully, and with the proper priorities, I see this as a good thing. And being cynical for too long is not productive.

Two quotes help in seeing this as good instead of being jaded about New Year's Resolutions:

"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates

"Why?" - My Children

Happy New Year everyone!