• books,  dance,  Lifestyle,  pastimes

    Make plans for the new year, not resolutions.

    Every year, millions of us start the New Year by making resolutions that we then break within a few days.  Whether it be to stop smoking, lose weight or get fit, it seems that all those good intentions start with promise, and more often than not, end in failure. So this year, why not do something different. Rather than challenging ourselves to stop doing something, which is ultimately a negative and is reactive, why not challenge yourself to start something, to do something that is pro-active – a positive. Here are a few suggestions for challenges that you just might stick too. Take up a pastime that gets you outdoors…