Daily Gratitude: Maybe we can all keep this in mind as we head into the new year. How many of those resolutions and goals are really yours? How many of them are based in someone else’s desires.m? Before you answer, think about it for awhile. This may go way way back even to your childhood or maybe a previous relationship.

Often we don’t even know where some of these ideas came from. It’s just that they don’t truly feel like ours. If you’ve already made a list of things, examine it closely and ask yourself “is this something I feel strongly about? Is this something I really want? If it is, why is it important to me?

If you can answer these questions, then they probably are your true goals. Never spend time from your life pursuing what other people want you to pursue.