Happy Try Again Day

New Year’s Day hoopla bores me. All the hopes, all the resolutions, feel too much like a mate who acts like an @#$@# all year long and thinks flowers on Valentine’s Day or diamonds at Xmas makes up for it. I don’t buy it. But, it’s not that I don’t believe in new beginnings or new goals. I simply think that every day is a fresh start … for that matter so is every hour, every minute.

I once saw an interview with a TV star who had just had twins. When asked how she lost the baby weight, she replied, “One decision at a time.”

And, that made sense to me. Not just about food, but about most things in life — eating better, exercising more, saving more money, whatever.

Each moment can be a turning point. And, if you made a mistake in the last moment, let it go and give it another shot.

It’s like when Lilly and I train. When something doesn’t go quite right (notice I say when not if), I try very hard to smile, take a deep breath and say “Try again” in the most optimistic tone I can muster.

So, Happy Try Again Day, from a couple of girls who are not perfect (and never will be) but who try really hard this moment and the next (even when the wind chill is like 20 below).