New Year, New Leaf, New Chapter

Happy, Healthy 2010! Each new year's eve we make resolutions. As we turn over the page in our new calendars, we try to turn over a new leaf. We desperately try to exercise more/eat less junk food/keep our homes clean/hang up all our clothes/do the laundry at least once a week......the list goes on and on. At the same time, we also start another chapter in our lives.

What were your resolutions? Have you been successful with them? Tomorrow, we start the second month of the year - have you given up on any of your resolutions? If so, why?

For this new chapter in your life to be one of the best or most memorable, why not write down your goals in a notebook or diary? Give these goals life - bring them out and put them in ink, say them out loud - let the universe know what you desire and start the drum roll, start making them a reality. Take baby steps, one tiny step at a time to get to your destination! Like they say, Rome wasn't built in a day!

Last year was a life changing year for me. It's the year I graduated from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. The school had a major impact on me. Apart from dancing, exercising and chanting "Om" with 1,500 other students at Avery Fisher Hall, I made wonderful friends and learned from excellent teachers - who are prominent in the health field. I also became a certified laughter yoga leader! Ho! Ho! Ha! Ha! Ha!

I welcome 2010, your friendship and all that the universe sends our way.

Wishing you joy and peace.
Jyoti

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