Ellen Shuck writes a column for the Southeast Missourian called "Reflections." She is a spiritual director/mentor and has taught religion at Southeast Missouri State University. Shuck recently authored a book called "Wisdom for the Journey." Shuck is married and the mother of three grown children. In her blog she offers inspiration, motivation and hope for life's issues.

New Year's resolutions bring hope and incentive

Posted Sunday, January 11, 2015, at 12:41 PM

New Year¡*s resolutions bring hope and incentive

January 8, 2015 ellens1@charter.net Leave a comment Edit

Many people discourage making New Year¡¨s resolutions. I advise the opposite. Everybody should try to become better each year and continually attempt to improve. Even if you backslide on your good intentions, you have, at least tried. You have a new goal,and another reason to get out of bed in the morning. It¡*s never a loss when you try to improve.

Success is never about winning necessarily. It¡*s about making the effort. The ancient cliche ¡§If at first you don.t succeed try, try again¡¨ is certainly true. Just look at the many successful and ,even, famous individuals who were rejected and ridiculed, but who got back up and dusted themselves off and proved to themselves that they would reach their dreams. The victory, here is the fact that you maintain a goal and you strive to reach it.

I listened to people who discouraged you from making New Year¡*s resolutions, but listen to them was all I did. Then I resolved that I would work out every day for one hour instead of my usual half-hour. I will stick to this goal because I stuck with my half-hour intention until now. Time is what has kept me from inching up to the hour mark until now. It is do-able for me on most days now. I can break the exercising up into smaller segments. The major goal is to be able to get it in every day, somehow, and I can do that..

Your resolutions must be reasonable and something that it is possible for you to be able and willing to attain. Don¡*t try to impress others, just yourself.

It¡*s great talking with all of you again. I missed you over the holidays. Be sure to subscribe to my posts and I will try to do better at visiting with you more often. They are free so be sure to comment as well. I love hearing from you. If you don¡*t have a copy of my book be sure to get one from the website or your favorite online or land bookstore. Wisdom for the Journey.

New Year's resolutions bring hope and incentive

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