{"id":114,"date":"2011-12-16T15:07:01","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T22:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/?p=114"},"modified":"2011-12-16T15:07:01","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T22:07:01","slug":"christmas-and-new-year-resolution-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/christmas-and-new-year-resolution-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas and New Year Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What keeps you motivated?  <\/span>As
\nyou are making your gifts list and enthusiastically shopping for Christmas presents,
\nthink about what it means to love and be loved.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>With Christmas and other holidays
\ncoming up, I thought this would be a good time to talk about the importance of a
\nNew Year\u2019s resolution. <\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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So many people are struggling with the economic conditions, health
\nissues, or personal losses. We can all play a role in making our life and the
\nlives of those around us a little better. How could we feel good with so much
\ngoing on? <\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s begin by taking 15 minutes once a week and going into a very
\nquiet place or room. While in the room, ask yourself these questions: You may
\nwant to focus on all the questions at once or just a couple per week.  <\/span>So, let\u2019s begin.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Do I
\nbelieve in myself?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Do I believe
\nin a relationship which I am in?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Am I
\ntreating my family members properly?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Do I
\nbelieve in what my child\/children tell me?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Do I
\nfollow up on my child\/children\u2019s comments?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Am I
\nreally asking for help and advice or do I want to hear a response that would simply
\nsatisfy me?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Do I
\nbelieve in a Divine Creator or God because of the influence of others?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Can I really
\nmake a professional judgment that will result in a positive outcome?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Am I
\ntreating myself, coworkers, and employees appropriately?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When
\nusing my influence, am I representing the public or myself and what do I hope
\nto change?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Am I
\ntruthful to myself and others?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Do I
\nconstantly justify lies?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Do I
\nreally believe what I tell others?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Am I
\naware of what\u2019s going on around me?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Am I
\ngoing to forgive and move on and how am I going to proceed?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Have I
\nbeen mistreating a child, elderly or someone I know?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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How can I
\nknow what I am doing is wrong?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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How can I
\ngo on with the loss of someone dear?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Am I
\nangry at someone and looking for revenge?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Who and
\nhow can I trust?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Am I
\nreally happy with the life I live?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Would
\nmore love or more money make me happier?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What is
\none thing I would like to do to be remembered for?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Remember you are
\nalone in the room and there is no one around to judge you or criticize you.
\nThere is no news around to make you famous or scrutinize your answers. It is
\njust you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The New Year is
\na perfect time to begin living an honest life. It’s a time for starting over
\nand creating fresh new relationships. We can do this by learning to truly know
\nwho we are and how deeply true we are to ourselves. We need to recognize and accept
\nthat we are human and that we make mistakes. We need to not make mistakes over
\nand over. We need to open our ears and our hearts to the people we love. We
\nneed to understand that in a relationship one person has to be the reasonable
\none for an issue to be resolve.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Trusting is a
\nvery complex term and should be used with caution.  <\/span>As parents and mentors we need to understand
\nthat when we trust and idolize others our children tend to give in to those we
\ntrust. <\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Make sure you
\ngive to those in need. Elderly people are particularly prone to loneliness over
\nthe holiday period. Let\u2019s all make a pledge to break the vicious circle of
\nabuse. We can\u2019t have a peaceful world by instilling physical and emotional
\ninstability in our children. By answering those questions above you can avoid
\nabusing someone or possibly being the victim of abuse.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s make it
\nour New Year resolution to really live the life that we in our closed door
\nthink is the right way and pledge to represent our inside out there where it
\ncounts the most, stop creating harm and pain to ourselves and other. With
\npatience and hard work<\/b> we can do it.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Our pledge is to
\ncreate an environment of hope to those who feel hopelessness.  <\/span>But we need your help. If you like to make a tax
\ndeductible donation, please visit <\/span><\/span>www.bnjfoundation.org<\/font><\/span><\/a> and click \u201cHow to Support Us\u201d or
\njust click the \u201cDonate\u201d button to support our effort. Please we are looking for
\nvolunteers for our P*E*S Tour. Visit our website for more information.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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We look forward to reading your responses. We would be honored if
\nyou share your answers to the questions with us. We also ask you to share this
\npost with as many people as you know and ask them to check our website. We
\ndon\u2019t only need a health physical; we also need a life physical at least once a
\nyear.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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PS: Our website is under
\nmaintenance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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