How many times in your life have you committed to making a New Year’s Resolution? How far into the new year until you stopped?

Every year, we try to capture the magic and excitement of the holidays by creating well-meaning goals for the upcoming new year. We commit to major changes or pile on the “I should” type of resolutions.

This year, I recommend that you tap into your inner two year old, and just say “no” to resolutions!

The other day I came across a statement noting there was a “dark side” to gratitude... it made me really curious to know, are there 2 sides to being thankful? Since I love research, I put my “nerdy squirrel” hat on and did some investigating.

Here’s what I learned.

I keep a certain card as a reminder of where I used to be, and the sense of peace and love I have now...

I used to repeat it every night before writing in my gratitude journal. When I first said those words... I didn’t believe them... I felt hollow, sad, and alone.

Here’s what it said.