Resolutions

Now is a very typical time for resolutions and goals for self improvement. I'm among the masses that toy with what I can do each year to get a little bit better as a person. The most typical improvements for me and lots of others are probably a healthier lifestyle with a better diet and more excercise topping the list.

But over the past few years my resolutions have tended to be more interpersonal. They involve me making a conscious effort to change some little things that I do which bother others more than they do me, but that can make such a big difference in enriching and developing stronger relationships with those who I care most about - and who care the most about me. Because these resolutions are more personal, I personally am more self conscious about letting others know that I'm working to improve them.

Not sure what my two brothers have in mind for their resolutions for self improvement (these aren't just annual, but rather come and go with time) but I'm happy with mine. Happy that I can achieve them (generally, with some little slip ups) and happy that they will have big impact. Because if you make a resolution and no one see's the difference it feels like a waste of time. And that's one thing none of us can afford, wasting time.

In this fast paced and busy world, I'm hoping this blog brings me a little closer to my two brothers. All three of us have separate but equally great lives, families, interests - all of which keep us quite busy. But each of us also have good reasons to stay connected, and that reason needs to be more than just because we're brothers.

Finding more means to connect whether by blog, email, skype or in person ... now that's a resolution!