Krystal Kuehn

How to Make 2009 the Best Year Yet!



Posted: Monday, January 05, 2009

by Krystal Kuehn
New Day Counseling

Did you make any New Year's Resolutions?

Most of us like to start the new year with hopes and plans for a good year. The past is behind us and we carry over the blessings, memories, and lessons it has taught us. But today is a new day, a new year, and we can start fresh. We can have new beginnings and set new goals.

What would you like to be different this coming year? Maybe you want to get in better shape, lose some weight, get out of debt, break bad habits and begin healthy ones, donate your time and/or finances, contribute to the community, make a positive difference in other's lives, and the list goes on.

Research shows that most New Year's resolutions are not kept for very long. We have good intentions and maybe start out with determination and confidence, but soon after our enthusiasm dies out. Oftentimes our resolutions are more challenging than we had expected. Maybe this year we can approach the new year with just one goal that will help us to meet all the others: to live a more positive and grateful life. A postiive and grateful life helps us to stay strong in our faith, persist, dream, set goals, love others and treat them with kindness and respect. Real fulfillment and joy can be ours this year as we commit to being our best.

Make 2009 the best year yet by being the best you can be. It starts with you - your thinking, your attitude, your love walk, you faith, your perspective, your commitment, your persistence, your choices. We don't know what this new year will bring, but we can resolve to make the best of 2009 as we make the best of ourselves. God bless you and may this year be your best ever! Krystal

Copyright 2009 BeHappy4Life.com, written by Krystal Kuehn

Krystal Kuehn, MA, LPC, LLP, NCC is a psychotherapist , author, teacher & musician. She is the cofounder of New Day Counseling , a family marriage counseling and child teen counseling center, BeHappy4Life.com , an award-winning, self-help and inspirational site where you can find hundreds of free resources, insights and Baby-Poems.com where you can find beautiful baby poems , baby quotes, cute sayings & baby videos that will touch your heart & increase your joy & gratitude for the children you love & enjoy!
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» left by Anonymous
3 years 119 days ago.
The overall theme is good but "to live a more positive and grateful life" is a poor goal because it is not tangible, defined, or measurable. If a person says to be more grateful by writing down 10 things I am grateful for every day that would be better. Or if someone says I want more money.... Bad goal because if you find a dime you are done with that goal. What does want more money mean that mean? I want to be able become wealthy in 5 years by having 1 million in retirement accounts, and producing 10,000 a month and then you would plan that out this year..  This is just an example.  It must make sense for you.  I want to lose weight is another bad goal.  You would probably accomplish that in a day without even trying and then you would be finished.  
» left by Krystal from USA 3 years 118 days ago.
Thank you for your comments Anonymous.  For concrete, step-by-step goals to live a more positive and grateful life, go to behappy4life. (the original article included the url which is not allowed here:  For 100s of free resources and tools to help you develop healthy habits and fulfilling relationships, go to BeHappy4Life)   Also, I noticed that you referred to some goals as "bad."  Personally, I would rather not judge anyone's goals as good or bad. Instead, let's look at our own personal goals and let others work out what they need to.  I believe making ourselves better is what we all really want to do anyway.  Hopefully that is to be more positive, grateful, and loving.  Have a great new year Anonymous & may you attain all your goals this year!  Krystal
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