New Year's resolution - now there is a phrase that rarely finds itself in my vocabulary, unless of course I am lamenting either the lack of resolution or the breakage of said resolution. I never have been good at making or keeping resolutions, especially the last decade or so when I know that I am prone to experience severe bouts of depression during January-February. There is nothing that increases depression like feeling like a failure for not keeping resolutions. Needless to say, New Year's goals and resolutions had not even entered my mind as 2015 began. However, two of my favorite women (at separate times) gave me a suggestion that just may work for me. Instead of setting specific goals for the year Marilyn and Jodi just came up with one word that they are going to focus on. Jodi writes a great article about it in her blog Beacon of Hope . When I asked Marilyn how she chose just one word out of so many, she wisely stated that it needs to ...
