Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-29

achievements of the old
year, and hopes and
promises for the nez0 ::
Suggestions for a Nez0
Years EUe party: Also
a fez0 zVOrdS by a doctor
about Swearing off,
IsswSa. LANDING, as We are. upon the
EEzGVgTTS threshold of another year, many of
| EYSSszSqH1 us will, in fancy. go back over the
A&aSS&8sG twelve months that have passed
MxGySASMl and smile when we recall the New
-NSTN Year resolutions we made year
yes" a woman will say, 81
made good resolutions last New Year's-my in
tentiOns were 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 onesT
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
out but remember you are very human Indeed
if we all were not so very human there would be
absolutely need of 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 disappointments, 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 as
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 us needs to
make them because 1 have said, all
man woman.
In the hearts of most of us is a wonder, curl
osity, as to what the coming year may bring to
us, whether good fortune or bad sorrow or joy
How many of realize that the shaping of our
fortunes during the year to come is in our hands?
We do not need to depend imaginary
fate to deal out good luck 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 than just material success well
come though that may 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 can wish for anyone, including ourselves.
We 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 expecta-
tons. When 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
n disappointment the failure of that which
We hoped might come to pass, balancing thatrwth
,ur washed-out pleasure that the worst of the
ack grip upon ourselves.
This annual stock-taking of our mentality
houd light the future of the coming year with
he experience of the year just passed. If it
Doesn't do that not doing the job right.
The extent to which have learned our les
ons in the old year win be the measure in which
re may gauge our expectations for the new year.
Turning the New Leaf.
From time immemorial it has been the custom
the forehanded good old-fashoned neghbor to
1uare up his accounts, make resolves, start
ntting off certain bad habits, and turn over
ew leaf"
This is perfectly reasonable and natural. AS the
,lendar marks q new cycle of time, so we in