The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-12-29


Yes" a woman will say, II
made good resolutions last New Year's-my in
tentions were of the very best, but | did
not have the will power TO live up to them.
Pray, what is the sense of making new onesr
Well, 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 as your brain can conjure up. Per-
haps you did fail to keep the good intentions
that made you so happy when you thought them
out, but remember you are very human. Indeed,
if we all were not so very human there would be
absolutely no need of our making any kind
of good resolutions.
Many of us will see the old year go with few
regrets 1t brought us, perhaps an extra share
Of cares and disappontments but are we not all
the better and stronger for them, 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 year and by all means make
new good resolutions. Every one Of US needs to
make them, because as | have said, we are all
man woman.
In the hearts of most Of us is wonder, a curl
osity as to what the coming year may bring TO
us whether good fortune bad, sorrow or JOY.
How many of us realize that the shaping Of our
fortunes during the year to come Is in our hands?
We do not need to depend on some imaginary
fate to deal US out good luck or bad, as she WILL
if we have the earnestness and the desire to sue
coed.
All Desire Happiness.
But. after all, we want something more out of
the year to come than just material success, well
come though that may be. Success is not always
Nv md WI we
in reality in 1917 is happiness matter what its
source To be contented and happy, that Is the
most we can 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 hnds
most Of us about where we were year ago. We
are living about the same. we are thinking ao'u'
the same thoughts.
We are animated by about the same expecta-
lions When we are depressed IT is because OF
the same old fears
some have learned something in the dying
vaor Some have not. Some hope TO learn during
the coming year.
Most Of us spend the main portions Of our lives
in dIsappointment over the failure Of that which
,ra boped might come to pass, balancing that with
orr wasbed-out pleasure that the worst OF the
tbings 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 year with
-ba experience Of the year just passed II II
Joesn't do that We are not doing the JOB Hsht-
The extent to which we have learned our ie
IONS in the old year viii he the measure In "hleh
=, NOV gauge our expectations for the new year.
Turning the Ne" Leaf
-, finn, in,mamorial il has been the custom
= r. farobsnded good oId-fashioned neghbor to
= mn his accounts. make new resolves, start
Sttine of certain bad habits, and turn over
Tbis Is perfectly reasonable and natural As the
,IanJor marks a new cycle Of time so we IN