"I can't be a pessimist, because I'm alive. To be a pessimist means that you have agreed that human life is an academic matter." -- James Baldwin

Sunday, January 6, 2013

12 Great New Year's Resolutions

     Generally I'm not in favor of New Year's resolutions. I mean, if it's a good thing to do, or a bad habit you want to get rid of, shouldn't you make that resolution right away, instead of waiting until January 1?

     If you want to know more about how habits form, and how to break the cycle of a bad habit, check out The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. B suggested I read it over Christmas break (what was she trying to tell me?!?) and while it's no cure-all, it did open my eyes to some of the things we do unconsciously, without thinking, without paying attention.

     But speaking of resolutions, a friend of mine posted the following on her facebook page, which she got from Avivagen Animal Health, a Canadian pet company, which in turn got it from rockpapercynic. Just had to share.





7 comments:

Unknown said...

How can you not love new years resolutions from the dog's point of view! Makes me wonder what my own dog's new year's resolutions would be! Instead of resolutions, I decided on a to do list this year. Hopefully I will have more success with that!

stephen Hayes said...

Number 11 isn't a problem so I'm gonna scratch it from my list.

schmidleysscribblins,wordpress.com said...

I love this. Read my blog today. Its along the same vein I think. Also, in response to your comment yesterday...you are building muscle when you exercise and muscle is heavier than fat. Don't give up. Check out the Weight Watchers program. That's what i am doing. Dianne

Dick Klade said...

We've been practicing No. 1 a little too much lately. I need to get back to something more like Dianne's plan.

Friko said...

You’re right, these are the only resolutions worth taking to heart.

Happy New Year, Tom.

Unknown said...

We certainly can learn a lot from man's best friend (and his philosophy).

Rose ~ from Oz said...

Gosh, may I visit again? Your humour is just what I need at the moment!!
Greetings from Oz
Rose