A Great Week of the Year
This week is one of my favorite weeks, the one, you know, between Christmas and New Year's. The week you sit down with pencil and paper to try and figure out to lose that pesky little 133 pounds you gained in 2006. Well, maybe it's not that much weight, but there are some additions nonetheless that have collected in the nether regions of your body.

And then there's those Habits.
This is the week for New Year's resolutions for 2007: which bad habits should I lose, which good ones to procure and adopt. It's sort of a freebie week—we ate too much over the holidays, plus there's a whole bunch of goodies leftover, and no one minds that you enjoyed their cooking. So we lean towards a mindset of weight reduction and habit changes after we've been around those we love and they noticed the difference, even though they may not have mentioned it to you, but you can tell they noticed.

SO take a freebie
I plan to map out some resolutions, write them carefully down on a piece of paper, and burn it. Seriously, I think this is a fantastic time to make some life changes, after all, it will be a New Year! Blow it out this week, freebie week, then start the monastic life next week, nibbling on small crackers and humming chants at the water cooler at work. Take the hanging clothes off your treadmill and, well, put it out by the dumpster so someone else will come load it in their car, take home and use it...to hang clothes on.

Be positive stu
All right, I know I sound a bit pessimistic, but actually I'm an incurable optimist! I believe that ecah one of us can accomplish the goals we set out to achieve because we have God in our lives to help us overcome the things that weigh us down. That's the difference. What starts out as good intentions can come to fruition by that mainstaying power and lifeforce know as Spirit, Holy Spirit. I'm making some commitment today on paper and next Monday starts the New Year when I hope to fulfill them. You can, too.