Approach the new year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day. ~ Michael Josephson

My New Year Resolutions – For You!

So I’m going to do something a little bit obnoxious tonight, here on New Year’s Day, I’m not going to make New Year Resolutions for myself, instead I’ve decided to do it for you. So here we go, your resolutions for 2026.

Have hope – For many of us 2025 was a very hard year. Let’s start the year off with hope that 2026 will be a better year for all of us.

Stay positive – It’s important to stay positive, and the most important way to stay positive is to view the world from a positive position. Most of the things that happen to us in life are inherently neutral, but what’s important is how we view them. The simplest example is that if something frustrates you, you can look at as an impediment, bad luck, or the world being against you, or you can choose to look at it as an opportunity to demonstrate your determination and resilience.

Do the basics – Something that I come back to time and time again on this blog is how incredibly important the basics are to being happy. Making sure that you are sleeping enough, eating right, drinking enough water, exercising and getting outside, particularly getting some sunlight in the winter. And finally are you safe, and that means both mentally and physically. If not, that is the first thing that you must address.

Give yourself grace – Finally, give yourself grace, or more plainly, give yourself a break. You are never going to be the perfect person, the perfect parent, child, partner, employee, etc… Give yourself some grace in 2026. As long as you are making a legitimate effort, honestly trying to do your best, than you’re doing what you can and that’s enough.

Hopefully these are resolutions that you can take on and keep for the coming year, if you do, I believe you’ll have happier days my friends. ~ Rev Kane