Illustrations of New Year's Resolutions

"Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits. " – Anonymous For more than three decades we have gathered together with good friends on Dec. 31 to ring in the new year. During a portion of those occasions some of the discussion has centred around our New Year's resolutions. Of late, however, this topic isn't even mentioned. Perhaps we've concluded there's enough disappointment in the world, we certainly don't need to set our selves up to fail. But then I wonder. While we may have often fallen back into old habits within days of making our resolutions, we have obviously at some point realized success. We boast a 100% smoke-free room when we gather. There is talk of going to gyms and of evening walks, of having lost weight, of eating better, of spending more quality time with people we love. American author and journalist Hal Borland has said: " Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with