Changing the calendar does not automatically change your life. The text argues that celebrating a "New Year" is a hollow gesture if you continue to repeat the habits, routines, and mistakes of the past. True progress requires active change, not just the passage of time.
Have you ever seen a large tree that didn’t grow vertically, but instead grew parallel to the ground? Just a tree bent at its trunk, leaning over and growing in length but not in height. If you haven’t, you’re in good company.
I don’t know about you, but I am not an antagonistic competitor. I don’t perform well trying to beat the opponent in front of me. I find myself focusing too much on I don’t know about you, but I am not an antagonistic competitor. I don’t perform well trying to beat the opponent in front of me. I find myself focusing too much on trying to out-do the person, trying to out-talk the person, or intimidate them. My focus is no longer on the task at hand, and I get lost in some personal vendetta that does not help me in accomplishing what I set out to do.
Have you ever seen a race where the driver/rider was in someone else’s car, truck, etcetera, or on someone else’s
