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LET’S BEGIN It’s a new dawn. It's a new day. It's a new life. And I'm.....

FEELIN' GOOD!

LOVE THAT SONG BY MICHAEL BUBLÉ. I LOVE THE MESSAGE OF NEWNESS AND STARTING OVER—AND FEELIN’ GOOD!

And, for that matter, the fact that the years don’t have to bring decline, but in many measurable ways, allow us to improve. Think about where you were in the year 2000. Besides the obvious advances that come with age, what’s different in your life since then? How have you changed? How have you improved? Are you happier? More content? Are you more or less spiritually inclined since then? As with every new year, of course next year will be here quickly. I’ve always asked how next year, this time, will be different than today. How will I be different next year? How will my income differ? My family? My marriage? My weight? My overall fitness? And, how different will these factors be in ten years? The question is, am I on the right path with each of these so that when 2015 or 2020 rolls around I will be stronger and better than I am today? Am I on a maintenance journey, trying to sustain where I’m at, or worse, am I still holding on to the ‘someday I’ll work harder and turn this around’ position? Think 2020 for a second. If the next five years roll as quickly as the last, we can clearly see our future if we don’t make some slight corrections to our daily routine today.

JOHN A. ANDERSON,

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @JOHN_A_ANDERSON

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Surely it’s different for each of the key areas of our lives. Typically we’re stronger in some areas than others. Perhaps we are doing well in our relationships. Maybe we’re in career mode, with fitness and family on a slow simmer on the back burner. Finding a healthy balance in the areas of importance in our lives is the key. But it’s a delicate balance, and sometimes difficult to manage successfully without a well-crafted plan.

I’ve always loved the thought that where we are today is more important than where we were yesterday. And, where we are today is less important than where we’ll be tomorrow. If you’ve been meaning to work harder on your marriage, start today. If you’ve been failing to get fit, start today. Failure, like success, is never final. As Richard L. Evans has said, “The moment we close the books on one year, we open them on another. And no matter how good or bad last year was, there is this year now to consider. We have to keep at it. For life is a process, and not a finished product. And there is no moment that we can say that our picture is completed.” The point is that we should not be too stifled by our past mistakes. We should, instead, learn from them and move onwards towards the success we envision. And, just as our shortcomings of the past can generally be corrected, our past successes can also be improved upon. As long as we can keep moving forward and doing our best, no success, and no failure is final. As we sit at the dawn of a new day—a new life—let’s realize the power that is in us to change and grow—to become. Let’s revel in this state of ‘newphoria’ and envision who we can become tomorrow as we start our new year’s journey today.

Healthy MAGAZINE

JANUARY 2015 VOLUME XV, № 1

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