Resolutions

We are on the cusp of a new year, the year 2026 according to the Gregorian calendar. Many of us have developed a habit of making “New Year’s Resolutions,” notes designed to improve on the lives that we live, or to change the habits that we now eschew. I remember some years ago when the editor of this publication published her resolutions for a new year, though I cannot remember what year it was. I found her “Resolution No. 8” to be intriguing and I adopted it for th