The state herald., 1916-12-22


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 ones"
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, rs
many Of them as your brain can conjure up. Per
haps you did fall to keep the good intentions
that made you SO happy when you thought them
out, but remember you are very human. Indeed
II We all were not 30 very human there would be
absolutely no need Of our ever making any kind
Of good resolutions.
Many Of US will sse the old year 60 with few
regrets. II brought u.s. perhaps, nm extra share
Of cares and disappointments. but are we not all
the better and stronger for them, and will not
the lessons they tauRht stand US In good stead
during the coming daysf 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 braver
woman
Welcome the new year; and by all means make
new good resolutions. Every one Of US needs to
make them. because have said. we are all
man woman.
In the hearts Of most Of US Is n wonder n curl.
'osity. ns to what the coming year may bring to
NJ, whether good fortune or bad sorrow or Joy.
How many Of US realize that the shaping Of our
We do not need TO depend on some imaginary
fate to deal N out good luck or bad. she will.
II we have the enrnestness and the desire TO sue
csed.
All Desire Happiness.
But, after all. we want something more out Of
the year to come than Just material success. wei.
come though that may be. Success In not always
attended by happiness md what We NIL desire
In reality In 1917 Is happiness, no matter what Its
A..
most We can wish for anyone, including ourselves
We cnn find true happiness by making nnd 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 we were year ago. We
arc living about the same We are thinking about
the same thoughts.
tioos. When we are depressed II II because Of
the same old fears.
Some have learned something In the dying
Sear. 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
we hoped might como to pass, balancing TINT with
our wsshed.out pleasure that tho worst Of tho
things we feared did not happen. Some Of Us
lack grip upon ourselves.
This annual stock. k.tnking Of our mentality
should light tho future Of tho coming ycnr with
4he experience Of the ycnr Just passed II II
doesn't do that we nrc not doing tho Job right.
The extent TO which we hnvc learned our los
cons in the old year will be tho measure In which
wc may gnugc our expectations for tho now ycnr.
Turning ths New Leaf
From time immcmorinl II has been the custom
of the forehnnded good old.fnshioncd neghbor TO
square up his accounts. mnkc new resolves. start
cutting on ccrtnin bnd hnbits. and "turn over
now lcnf"
This n perfectly reasonable and natural As the
cniendnr marks n new cycle Of urns. 10 We In