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Big changes result from taking small
steps
Universal Press Syndicate Dear Readers: The new year has arrived,
and with it our chance for a new beginning. With that in mind, I am
sharing Dear Abby's list of New Year's resolutions which were
adapted by my mother, Pauline Phillips, from the original credo of
AI-Anon.
Just for today I will live
through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess
about tomorrow. I will not set far reaching goals or try to overcome
all of my problems at once.
I know that I can do something for 24
hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a
lifetime.
Just for today I
will be happy.
I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If
my mind fills with clouds, I will chase them away and fill it with
sunshine.
Just for today I
will accept what is. I will face reality. I will correct those
things I can correct and accept those I cannot.
Just for today I will improve my
mind. I will read something that requires effort, thought and
concentration. I will not be a mental loafer.
Just for today I will make a
conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to
those who cross my path, and 111 not speak ill of others. I will
improve my appearance, speak softly and not interrupt when someone
else is talking.
Just for
today I will refrain from improving anybody but
myself.
Just for today I will
do something positive to improve my health. If I'm a smoker, I'll
quit. If I am overweight, I will eat healthfully - if only just for
today. And not only that, I will get off the couch and take a brisk
walk, even ifit's only around the block.
Just for today I will gather the
courage to do what is right and take responsibility for my own
actions.
I would like to share an item that was sent to me by I.J.
Bhatia, a reader who lives in New Delhi, India:
Dear Abby: This
year, no resolutions, only some guidelines. The Holy Vedas say: "Man
has subjected himself to thousands of self-inflicted bondages.
Wisdom comes to a man who lives according to the true eternal laws
of nature."*
*This was taken from Dear Abby, Jan. 1,2008, from
the Dallas Morning News. | 
