We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. –Joseph Campbell
How to make your flame burn brighter this year
New Year’s Day is when we start thinking of how we’d like our lives to be in the coming year.
We review our accomplishments and make resolutions.
Most resolutions don’t last very long
Studies show that most resolutions don’t last past the month of January. More than 77 percent of people who say they want to lose weight never do.
Why do we keep making resolutions?
We believe if we don’t set these goals we won’t accomplish anything at all.
This is what I’ve always believed about myself too. I’ve always been afraid I’d be a lazy do-nothing without goals to aspire too.
Changing the game plan
Leo Babauta has written extensively about not setting goals and going “goal-free.” As proponent of “following your intuition,” what some people might call their “bliss,” this appeals to me a great deal. I’ve just been too scared to do commit to it. Read More
Starting the process of creating a life for ourselves always seems to be the easiest. Beyond that, 
When 
It’s the 1990s and I’m in a middle management position.
I love all the fireworks and gatherings on 4th of July weekend. I wonder though, do any of us ever stop to think about the genius behind this great document called The Declaration of Independence? 
How many people stay on the wrong path their whole lives out of fear and die with their “song still in them?”
