Integrity, respect, compassion, and fairness become obstacles to people who think winning is everything

Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New year will bring new opportunities.

Not everything that is good for you is fun and not everything that is fun is good for you.

It's easier to make a good person better than to make a bad person good.

It can be frustrating and even frightening to observe the success which sometimes comes to outlaws and rogues who seem to refute notions of universal justice. Every time we see a villain enjoying the fruits of dishonorable acts we find ourselves doubting the value of character and the validity of the virtues we have been taught. Thus, it takes character to believe in character, but that belief is always rewarded, often by material success, but always by the esteem it earns from those who matter.

If we don't invest now in building character into children we will surely invest more tomorrow in trying to repair adults.

Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.