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| LOOKING FOR A RESOLUTION REVOLUTION - BY CYNDI INGLE |
| As soon as the clock strikes 12 midnight and a new year is upon us many people start plotting their New Year�s resolutions like they are the Americans figuring out what country to invade next. Year after year people make the same old resolutions that they find difficult to keep. The inner monologue goes something like this��I�ve got to lose weight, quit smoking, join a gym, start eating better food, stop drinking a case of beer a day, and oh yeah�meet the love of my life, and it�s all gonna start on January 1st.� What we need is a resolution revolution and I�m here to bring it home to ya. Why not try some alternative N.Y. resolutions that you might actually be able to accomplish? Stop Lying: Lying is easy, and it makes life flow much more smoothly. We don�t want to hurt people�s feelings, so we lie. We don�t want to get into conflict with our loved ones, bosses, friends, even strangers, so we lie. The problem is, that once you start lying it�s hard to stop. People find out the truth eventually, and even if they don�t, you know in your heart that you�re a liar. Stopping one�s lying ways cold turkey would be really hard on one�s system, so my advice is to start off by trying not to lie for one day. Build up to two or three days a week, and before you know it, you�ll go a whole week without lying! It�ll make you feel all minty fresh once you accomplish this one. Share The Love With Street People: There sure are a lot of street people in Hamilton and most of them are lookin� for your spare change and your cigs. Does it really hurt you to give them what you�ve got? Hell, no! (Especially if one of your old school resolutions is to stop smoking�it�s a win/win situation). No, they aren�t usually people that could be working or lazy welfare bums. What we have are people who for reasons usually beyond their control find themselves left out of the mainstream of community life. So�give a brother (or sister) a break and drop a loonie or cig into their dirt incrusted hands as often as you can. Drop Negative People: This one is difficult if it�s your girlfriend/boyfriend or mom, but for your own sanity it should be done. Negative people are a deep-dish drag and unfortunately your sparkling personality doesn�t wear off on them, it works the other way around. If you have friends who are constantly complaining, or are negative, give them a fair warning (in case they don�t realize how they appear to others). If they don�t change their ways, you may need to kick them to the curb. |