Happy Belated New Year!

Well, the new year is officially 8 days old and it probably doesn't feel much different, does it?  I know, it's 2010 - which was a pretty cool movie, by the way - but it doesn't really feel that much different.

Did you make New Year's Resolutions?  I didn't.  I don't make those under the assumptions that because I RESOLVE to do something doesn't necessarily make it so.  I make New Year's AM's.  (Am's?  What the heck?  These are statements of who I am.  The change occurs immediately, and is reinforced by my statement of who I am.)

I am:

• A writer
• A loving father and husband
• A good son
• A caring brother
• A funny guy
• living life to it's fullest
• eating healthier
• exercising whenever I can
• facing any challenges head on with the knowledge that I am capable!
• determined to be published
• undaunted by those who say I can't

Not a bad list, right?  You should try it.  Who are you, and what are you defining yourself to be?  If you find yourself listing all negative things, turn them around in a way that makes sense to you and feels right.

Instead of I AM FAT, try I AM DETERMINED TO LOSE WEIGHT or I AM A HEALTHY EATER.  Instead of I AM TIRED, say I AM EXCITED ABOUT LIFE.

Write these down, post them somewhere, and look at them everyday.  But don't just look at them, look at yourself in the mirror.  SEE these things in you.  You'll be amazed at how quickly you begin to realize they're all true.

Happy New Year!