New year...not so new beginnings?

The new year usually brings with it all sorts of resolutions for people. Lose weight, stop smoking, and so on. But how many of us keep these resolutions?

Last year, I didn't have make a new year's resolution for 2010. I just wanted to move forward and make some positive changes that would mean getting rid of certain people who were bringing negative energy into my life. Well, the complete opposite happened. The person who was making me so happy at the time resulted in bringing me the most grief. And the person I originally wanted to cut out? In a whirlwind of events, he not only ended up making his way back into my life full time, he's also one of the many sources of happiness in my life right now.

For 2011, I have made a few resolutions. A lot, actually. But most of them are regular everyday things that should be easy to achieve as long as I keep a positive attitude and remember to live in the moment. Because really, life is gonna to throw at us what it wants - the difference we can make is in how we handle these situations.

After surviving the first week of 2011, I'm doing well in the exercise and eating healthy department of my resolutions. The resolution I'm having the most difficulty with: not to swear a single time during my morning drive to work.