16 Elevating Resolutions for 2016 Inspired by Some of Humanity’s Greatest Minds

1. ADRIENNE RICH: CULTIVATE HONORABLE RELATIONSHIPS
2. SØREN KIERKEGAARD: RESIST ABSENTMINDED BUSY
3. RAINER MARIA RILKE: LIVE THE QUESTIONS
4. SUSAN SONTAG: PAY ATTENTION TO THE WORLD
5. BERTRAND RUSSELL: MAKE ROOM FOR “FRUITFUL MONOTONY”
6. URSULA K. LE GUIN: REFUSE TO PLAY THE PERFECTION GAME
7. ERICH FROMM: MASTER THE ART OF LOVING
8. ANNE TRUITT: CHOOSE UNDERSTANDING OVER JUDGMENT
9. SIMONE WEIL: MAKE USE OF YOUR SUFFERING
10. JAMES BALDWIN: TELL THE WORLD HOW TO TREAT YOU
11. JOHN STEINBECK: USE DISCIPLINE TO CATALYZE CREATIVE MAGIC
12. MARTHA NUSSBAUM: HEED THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE EMOTIONS
13. GRACE PALEY: MASTER THE ART OF GROWING OLDER
14. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE: WALK YOUR OWN PATH
15. MARTHA GRAHAM: EMBRACE YOUR DIVINE DISSATISFACTION
16. KURT VONNEGUT: CELEBRATE ENOUGHNESS

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