With the holiday season winding down, along with the year, I would like to take time to say; Happy Holidays!
This is the time of year when great food, friends and family all come together.  A time of year, I like to think, can bring out the best in people!  Wether it is getting along and playing 'nice' at a gathering, or lending a helping hand to someone in need, this is the time of year that it seems people are more friendly.  
The holidays for me, are when I take an inventory of everything in my life.  I gear up for a new year and, like many Americans' I start thinking more about what it is that I would like to accomplish in the year to come.   
Over the years I have resolved to quit smoking, get better at my shopping habit, and all kinds of really lofty resolutions.  Like in 2012, I resolved that year to publish my first book.  So many lofty goals, some would say unattainable.  However unlike the year I resolved to quit smoking, or never shop again; I did fulfill that resolution, and with it I achieved what should have been another 'forget'em by February' goals.  
So what are your lofty aspirations?  What will you resolve to do? How will you surprise yourself in the New Year?

I wish all of you a safe and happy holiday season!  I'll see you next year!
Ursula Kay Vos