New Year Guide Tuesday, December 30 I received an email a few days ago. It's a guide for the New Year, and instead of New Year resolutions, it's a guide to making New Year promises. What's the difference between resolutions and promises? I honestly have no idea. Resolutions and promises are pretty similar, aren't they? Both finding a solution to a problem. Both requiring commitment. Anyway, here's the list: Catholic Sabah, 4 Jan 2009 - Promises For the New Year Promise to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Promise to make all your friends feel that there is something special about them. Promise to look at the sunny side of everything, and make your optimism come true. Promise to think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to make the best come true. Promise to be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Promise to forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Promise to wear a cheerful expression at all times and give every person you meet you smile. Promise to give so much effort to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticise others. Promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble in your life. I think it's a pretty good list to start with. In such simple words, it describes what a human being needs in the courses of their day. These promises sound easy. Well, they are made to sound easy. But they're not easy at all. It depends on what one's personality and weaknesses are. For example, one may find it very easy to focus on positive things but not smiling at random people at all times. I, however, find it very easy to smile at random people. However, I've discovered that my greatest weakness is being strong. Whenever I have a distraction or something negative in mind, it is all I can think about. These negative thoughts make me weak, and leave me confidentless. I was once strong, like everybody else. But certain things made me weak, so I'm going to fix that in 2009. As of today, I promise to be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.

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