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At the end of every year I take some time to look back and kind of analyze the year’s past.

2008 was filled with lots of down times. Sure there were things to celebrate but big things, like losing my home, overshadowed my son’s high school band performance at Angel Stadium. I feel awful just thinking that something so material like a home could get in the way of such an exciting memory that my son will have forever.

It’s my fault.

Yes, losing my house was a major cause for my depression and with it, all of the things that went along with it. Having to find a place, move, and tell others the whole story. Trying to make a new place a new home after the one you had been in for over a decade was gone. All big stuff.

But, last year my son was able to participate in the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier due to winning a writing contest at school, my daughter scored her first ever soccer goal, my wife got her bachelor’s degree, and I was on dLife TV. There were many things to celebrate like my oldest sister getting engaged, my middle sister getting a promotion, and my youngest sister finding out she is pregnant with her first child.

So for this year, despite all the regular resolutions like losing weight, exercising more, and getting my A1C down I have decided to hold onto one resolution. It’s a simple one and I think that I can pull this one off.

My resolution for 2009 is to be happy.

When I get the choice of how to react to things this year I am going to find that silver lining and hold on tight. I know everything will not be hunky dory but I will find my blue sky in the storm no matter what.

Care to join me? I think we can do it!