Find Your Connection in 2013!!

This past Saturday night, my wife and I took our 4 kids out to dinner and a movie as our own personal "Year in Review".  After we tortured our kids by making put their phones and other electronic devices in the middle of the table, we actually had a nice discussion about everything that happened in 2012.  From birthdays to family trips to other milestones, it was nice to see how far we have come in the past year as we look forward to what 2013 has in store for us.

Since then, I have been thinking about the upcoming year and what I can do to make it even better.  If you have turned on a TV in the past couple weeks, you have undoubtedly seen many commercials giving you plenty of ideas on how to make 2013 a great year.  From weight loss to fitness to organization to productivity, there are endless number of ways for you to improve yourself and the world around you.  I have to admit that I am a sucker for this type of stuff and even bought an entire self improvement kit from the website http://www.kickstarttheyear.com/ (it's really good stuff, by the way).

My only suggestion to you on how to improve yourself in the upcoming year goes back to the original purpose of the Live As If Blog -- FIND A CONNECTION!!  Finding a connection could mean different things to different people.  It could mean finding a connection between you and a loved one, you and God or even you and yourself.  The only common them between all of these connections is YOU!

I am sure you will find something to improve yourself during the new year but try to go a little deeper than losing a few pounds or getting back in shape.  Make 2013 the year where you find the true you and improve the connection you have with the world around you.  I promise it will make you feel better than the lower number on the scale.

As always, please feel free to share any comments about how you improved yourself in 2013.  It's been a great and rewarding experience writing the Live As If Blog in 2012.  We hope you have found it interesting and helpful.

All the best to you and your family in 2013.

Regards,
Steven and Craig