Dear Abby: New year brings hope for new beginnings
Updated Jan 01, 2021;
DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2021! The new year has arrived, and most of us are beyond grateful to leave the last one behind. The worldwide pandemic has sadly touched all of our lives. But this new year brings with it our hope for a new beginning.
Today presents an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s often-requested list of New Year’s Resolutions -- which were adapted by my late mother, Pauline Phillips, from the original credo of Al-Anon: