Gilpin observer., 1916-12-21

: "Yes," woman will say, II
made good resolutions last New Years-my in
tentions Of the very best, but l did
not have the will power to live up to them.
Pray, what is the sense Of making new ones2"
Wen, forget last years good resolutions and
forget the past year entirely. Turn with hope
and confidence to the great new year about to
dawn, and-yes, make new good resolutions, as
many of them your brain can conjure up. Per-
haps you did fail to keep the good Intentions
that made you happy when you thought them
out but remember you are very human. Indeed,
II we oil were not SO very human there would be
absolutely no need of our ever making any kind
of good resolutions
Many Of us will see the old year 60 with few
regrets. 1t brought us, perhaps, an extra share
Of cares and dsappointments, but not all
the better and stronger for uiem and will not
the lessons they taught us stand us in good stead
during the coming days? Dear friend, let me
sure you that the difficulties and discouragements
you surmounted during this still present year will
without question make you a better and drawer
woman.
Welcome the new year and by all means make
new good resolutions Every one of needs to
make them. because as have said we are all
man or woman.
In the hearts of most of us is a wonder, a curl
osity, as to what the coming year may bring to
us, whether good fortune or bad. sorrow or Joy.
How many Of us realize that the shaping of our
fortunes during the year to come is In hands?
some
fate to deal us out good luck or bad. she will,
II we have the earnestness and the desire to sue
coed.
All Desire Happiness.
But, after all, want something more out of
the year to come than just material success, well
come though that mny be- Success Is not always
attended by happiness, and what all desire
In reality In 1917 Is happiness, matter what its
source. To be contented and happy, that Is the
most we wish for anyone, including ourselves
We can find true happiness by making and keep
ing the proper kind of New Years resolutions.
The annual period for taking stock of our
mental, spiritual and material resources finds
most Of us about where were a year ago. We
are living about the same We are thinking about
the same thoughts.
We are animated by about the same expecta-
tons. When we are depressed 1t is because Of
the same old fears.
Some have learned something in the dying
year. Some have not Some hope to learn during
the coming year.
Most Of US spend the main portions of our lives
In disappointment the failure Of that which
we hoped might come to pass balancing that with
our washed-out pleasure that tho worst Of the
things we feared did not happen. Some of us
lack grip upon ourselves
This annual stock taking of our mentality
should light the future Of the coming yenr with
the experience of the year just passed. II It
doesn't do that we are not doing the Job right.
The extent to which we have learned les
rons In the old year will be the measure in which
we mny gauge our expectations for the new yenr.
Turning the New Leaf.
From time immemorial 1t has been the custom
of the forehanded good od-fashioned neighbor to
square up his accounts, make resolves start
cutting of certain bad habits, and "turn a
new leaf"
This Is perfectly reasonable and natural. As the
calendar marks new cycle Of time In