This year, there will be challenges, as there always are. Whatever I face, I aim to find new strengths - new ways to grow.

From where can I draw inspiration and encouragement to meet whatever lies ahead?

1. I determine to redouble my efforts to connect with family and friends, conscious of making memories and developing rewarding ways to draw closer to others.

2. I am reminded this time of year of how many great thinkers and leaders there are, to encourage our growth and cultivate our wisdom. So many authors over the years have comforted me, inspired me, and helped me over difficult terrain. I will continue to seek teachers and guides who meet me where I am, help me to clarify my sense of purpose, heal some hurts, and share my journey.

3. Time to regroup, and consider what I want to realize this year. What changes I need to make, to help me toward my goals. In a smaller way, how can I make each day count more?

4. I resolve to remember to go inward, taking time for my own reflections and increasing my awareness. We are all so much bigger than anything we think, or feel, or experience.

These things are transitory, and we are the constant behind them all. They pass, and we remain.

Sometimes our greatest inspiration flows from our intuition. When I am struggling with a challenge and the solution isn't immediately apparent, I like to ask my computer brain to work on the issue while I sleep. Very often I have the answer in the morning.