new slate

New Years is generally a time for reflection and goal setting. I generally find these things all well and good, however, New Year's Resolutions don’t always have the best reputation. I believe that the last statistic I saw said that only around 8% of resolutions made are met, and that’s pretty bleak.  While these resolutions are rarely achieved they are often used as a means of shaming ourselves into doing better. Too often we wait until the end of the current year to take an inventory of all our shortcomings and vow to do better [...]