Resolutions

As the new year arrives, this gives us the time to think
about our dreams, aspirations, and wishes for the days ahead.

While this is important, there is also another factor that
we don't always think about and that is the people in our past
and the people today who have or continue to have influences
in our life.

Try to think of the five most influential people that have
made you who you are today. It could be your parents, or one
parent, siblings, minister, rabbi, school teacher, friend ,
relatives such as uncles, aunts, cousins, grandparents or
neighbors. Many people go back to their childhood.

My family was very religious so my parents taught us Christian
values, honesty, forgiveness, and hope. My mother especially
influenced my life to the point that I still call her everyday
of her life for understanding, sometimes guidance and certainly
to make sure that she is happy and satisfied daily with her own
life.

I had teachers who helped change my life with guidance and
directives that put me on my life path.

This year take a few minutes to think about the people who
have mostly influenced your life and as you reminence ,think
about how they changed you, or how their influence made you
what or who you are today. Make a list of the five people
that changed your life or influenced your life. If they are
still living call them up and tell them what a difference
they made. Let them know that you appreciate them taking the
interest in you and that you just wanted to call them,
write them, email them telling them how much they mean to you.
Not only will you brighten their day, you will feel good that
you took the time to let them know how you feel. If they have
passed on, continue their journey for them by passing along
what they taught you to someone in your life that you can
influence and help change their life. If we all work together
to help one another and take the time to thank our friends and
relatives that helped us, what a wonderful new years resolution
and what a wonderful 2009 that the whole world will have.

Or at least all the people in your world.

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