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Three weeks into the 2013 New Year, 33% of Americans admitted they’ve already broken or cheated on their New Year’s resolutions. This demonstrates the near impossibility of turning over a new leaf. Making a life change that puts one on a heavenward path is especially tough. In fact, it is impossible.…

Strength does not come from giving up but from holding on to Christ. Kim Linehan was a competitive swimmer in the late 70s and early 80s. She set the world record in the women's 1500-meter freestyle and was expected to win a gold medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow before the United States pulled out…

Reflections I always told myself that next year would be different, but it never was. Every year I reported to two-a-day practices out of shape and overweight. My best intentions were to start training a couple weeks before the start of football season, but I never had the self-discipline to follow through.…

New Year After compiling almost 8000 responses from kids who were asked for their New Year's resolutions in January 2003, timeforkids.com released the top five New Year's resolutions kids made. They are: Get better grades: 2,121 Be nicer to my brother/sister: 877 votes Eat less junk food: 869 votes Get…

RESOLUTIONS According to Greg Helmstetter, CEO of myGoals.com. “This year, a marked drop in job-related goals shows that people are starting to focus more on other areas of their lives such as family, getting organized, and fixing up the house. That's good news for everybody.” Among the most popular…

NEW YEAR ABC News anchor Peter Jennings said, "It's not possible to simply celebrate this New Year's Eve, there's also a need to reflect." —USA Today, Dec. 28, 2001, p. 1 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson There is a need to reflect this year. Certainly we need to reflect upon the events of 9-11 that Jennings…

At the beginning of a New Year, a high school principal decided to post his teachers' New Year's resolutions on the bulletin board. As the teachers gathered around the bulletin board, a great commotion started. One of the teachers was complaining. "Why weren't my resolutions posted?" She was throwing…

Some of us make resolutions like one man, named George. George said to a friend: "There's nothing like getting up at six in the morning, going for a run around the park, and taking a brisk shower before breakfast." His friend Bob asked, "How long have you been doing this?" George said: "I start tomorrow."…