Resolutions can be restarted at Lunar New Year
According to fung shui experts, the coming year is one that is meant for steady progress and attention to detail. You need to have focus and discipline to achieve your goals.
When I lamented that January had flown by and I had yet to follow through on my New Year's resolutions, a wise friend told me that those of us who celebrated Lunar New Year could just start our resolutions again.
So instead of feeling dejected for abandoning my pledges so early, I embraced this second chance - and my husband left me without any additional excuses by presenting me with a new gym membership on Lunar New Year's Day.
It's been a few years since I have made any resolutions at all, so I welcome the Year of the Snake with some enthusiasm. According to fung shui experts, the coming year is one that is meant for steady progress and attention to detail. You need to have focus and discipline to achieve your goals.
Pigs have a special place in my heart. My elder daughter was born in the Year of the Pig, along with a number of family members and close friends. Unfortunately, this new year may not bode well for pigs due to the premise that snakes and pigs do not get along.
To keep mischance at bay, I plan a steady and disciplined continuation of humour-filled days. We often read or re-enact the story of The Three Little Pigs, always singing "not by the hair of my chinny chin-chin" in a taunting, high-pitched voice. By reading aloud my favourite variations on this classic folk tale, I can surely ratchet up the laughter in our home.
This new year may not bode well for pigs due to the premise that snakes and pigs do not get along
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, written by funnyman Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Caldecott winner Lane Smith, tells the fractured story from the point of view of the wolf: "'There has obviously been some kind of mistake,' writes Alexander T. Wolf from the pig penitentiary where he's doing time for his alleged crimes of 10 years ago."