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New Year, New You, If Only: Reflections On Old Resolutions

January 2nd, 2012 | 2 min read

By Cate MacDonald

Does anyone actually believe in the power of New Year’s resolutions? Sometimes I think they are simply a reminder of how much we desire change, and, given our propensity for resolving the same thing over and over, how terribly bad at it we are. Since my resolutions are not much different then they were on New Year’s Eve 2009, I’m reposting my reflections from then, because despite my continued failures, I know I still believe in hope and our ability to choose a better life.

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