At the beginning of January every year, we hear many greetings of Happy New Year. It’s a time of making resolutions and sending wishes for health, happiness, peace, fulfillment, success in various ventures, etc. But, this is done every year, so isn’t this a RENEWAL of all those intentions and wishes? It seems so to me. One of the most popular resolutions has to do with weight loss and fitness. However there is a constant in that formula, which is that you are still dealing with the same body. You are re-setting your intention to take care of that body and lose weight by going on a diet, eating better, going to the gym more often and getting healthier in the process. The challenge is to sustain that intention, and that’s how we get into a cycle of constant renewal and reinvention. Sometimes we are not able to quite follow through on these plans, and so we have to change and modify them to get better results. So, by the end of January, that diet is no longer working, so what do you do? Feel guilty? Gain more weight? Do nothing? Or, modify your goals and try again. Nothing is ever constant and even though another year comes with another number, it is still a continuance of what has come before. How that continuation happens is what makes all the difference. Using your past experiences to propel you forward and having the ability to “ reduce, re-use and recycle” is what gets you into that progressive cycle. How can we reduce the things that have not served us well? Can we re-use some of those things that have worked well, and recycle them in such a way that we can build on them? This way, we are always moving forward with intention and a desire to constantly embrace the possibilities and a positive outlook for the future. Hence, our resolutions and good intentions, and the desire to “reinvent” ourselves is born. To illustrate this concept, here it is a YouTube video which carries a message that we have all heard before. Yet, it is good to be reminded of it, and see ourselves and the world anew each year. Enjoy, and Happy Renew Year! My wish for you is a year that will refresh your spirit and psyche, renew your sense of purpose and fulfillment, and reinvent the meaning of your life every day of the year…