A matter of perspective -- my New Year's resolution for 2009

I am starting the new year with the perspective that I should be thankful for what I have and now what I don't have.  It's hard in today's modern market not to want something new or better.  Commercials, pop-up ads, display ads all remind us of things we need from dinner to a new shirt.

So, my resolution is to simply turn off the marketing channel and focus on the basics of helping others more.  For me, it's hard to not always heed the messages from all of these channels.   But, my biggest resolution is to focus on the simpler things in life.