It's another New Year. Once in every year, especially the first week of January, we spend time reconciling the past and the present. Within such conditioning, we then start to count the many divisive thoughts we had, the losses, the negatives and a lot more.

It's never inevitable to mask up what we had been messing up. Then, we sour-grape that it's human nature, and sweet-lemon by saying that, “I just need to have a new new year’s resolution.”

Verily, it's true.

Once in a while we need to do simple alignment in our life. It's great even if we have it for we realize things deeply and in tune with our personal or spiritual needs. As Christmas is always Christmas and we made up the most in our Christmas list to wish for, it's now time to face a New Year list to be resolved.

However, British mental health charity Mind cautioned that “making self-improvement New Year's resolutions often leaves people feeling worse.” Mind chief executive, Paul Farmer, further said that "New Year's resolutions can sometimes focus on our problems or insecurities such as being overweight, feeling unhappy in our jobs or feeling guilty about not devoting enough time to friends and family throughout the year… We chastise ourselves for our perceived shortcomings and set unrealistic goals to change our behavior, so it's not surprising that when we fail to keep resolutions, we end up feeling worse than when we started.” (inq7.net)

So, here is my simple ABC to a new year:

A – ccept the differences in you from one you know. Everybody is born unique, thus, learn to appreciate yourself.

B – uckle up for things that may come unexpectedly. They may get you off-handed and dumb enough to notice that you fall into your own trap without being warned.

C – heer up for every little deed you accomplish; it is a small thing that will soon be a great reward.

D – efine your goals by polishing every purpose God has designed for you. Set your goal locally not globally.

E – mpathize with anybody whom you are deeply concerned with. People you know are people who’ll turn to you for consolation; the reverse will just come along.

F – reshen up yourself for a positive outlook and perspective. Such notion may give you a brighter side of acknowledging your self-esteem.

G – o green through celebrating life with nature. A simple walk with it and a balanced munching of veggies around you are treats to caring your world.

H – elp reach out to people. Donating charity works and relief services are things we know about every day. Try reaching out to your neighbors for a humble start.

I – ndulge yourself to a great night sleep and not much of the night-outs. Conditioning yourself for the next day is always a healthy deed.

J – oin network of friends to liven up the youthfulness in you. Having that sense of belongingness adds up to your emotional stability.

K – eep every penny you get for future use. A peso a day makes you richer along the way when not spent away.

L – earn to laugh out loud. Laughing with a cause at the right time is exhaling the rotten soul in you. Be happy!

M – ake miracles every day to people around you. A simple “hi” and “hello” which you never did to any ordinary persons is a life-awakening experience.

N – otice the changes in your life. A year ago is never the same two years ago. Every year is promising you a new start and a new purpose.

O – ffer advice on things which you personally know and experienced. Don’t comment on things which give an impartial view to others for you are naive at it.

P – ray unconditionally. It just needs a little faith from you to move a mountain. Our God is never deafened to hear your worries and praises.

Q – uantify the blessings that you have received. From year one and onward, know whom to be thankful for. This is humility; you had nothing when you were borne.

R – eward yourself with the most soothing and soul-gratifying holiday. Spending time with yourself is refreshing to jubilate what you have been doing for the years that gone by.

S – peak up for words which bring positive outbursts. Attempt to empty yourself with words which condemn people and evoke evilness from them.

T – ake some time to celebrate the promises you fulfilled. Don’t ever stop fulfilling stalled promises; people are counting on them.

U – nderstand people when they boil over you. When things heat up, back off so you won’t get hurt and you won’t stumble into a more complicated argument.

V – alue every moment spent with your family. The family that stays [sometimes] together misses each other.

W – ake up with a heart full of gladness and a mind that sets a positive attitude to induce that conditioned feeling to get ready for the day load.

X things out in your to-do list which you consider unimportant and do not require immediacy. Purchasing electronic gadgets in these trying times is often impractical.

Y – earn for an “every day” that gives you relief and an eventual resolution of unstitched threads in your life. The human being is a work in progress which needs cross-stitching to fashionably develop him into a masterpiece.

Z – ero in on a life that will enrich your soul. Such action needs focusing of your attention on simple plans that will easily wrap up your whole year.

This is it! Heeling your sole is repairing the worn-out part of your shoes. Healing the soul is mending the broken pieces of your life. If something is missing, there should be enough time for reparation. Heeling the sole is healing the soul.

Have a grand New Year!