On my honor I will try. . .

I was once a Girl Scout

and I have the badges to prove it.

This is not my uniform

but I wore one like it.

I proudly wore it to school

on the days of our troop meeting.

I remember Mom and I struggling

to tie the kerchief into a square knot

each time I wore it.

"On my honor, I will try:

To do my duty to God and my country,

To help other people at all times,

To obey the Girl Scout Laws."

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No resolutions for me this year,

but I do have some things I want

to do differently, and like the

Girl Scouts,  "On my honor
I will try . . ."

. . .to Read my Bible more .

...to have friends into my home more.

...to eat healthier.

...to take my vitamins and calcium
each day.

...to read a book occasionally,
not just blogs.

...to lose some weight
and keep it off this time.

These are not things I've resolved,

but they are things I want to try to accomplish.

I think a resolution is a promise

you make to yourself,

but to try is to give it

your best effort, knowing

that you won't always get it right.

I'm pretty sure there is a difference.

Perhaps we'd all be more motivated

if we knew we'd get a badge

to show our success to the world.
Ya think?

Any things you're trying to

do differently in the new year?