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Summary

Waylon Lewis shares a cheerful New Year's message and a mindful reminder to make friends with ourselves as the only fundamentally important resolution for the new year.

Abstract

In this web page, Waylon Lewis, the host of Walk the Talk Show, presents a cheerful New Year's message and a mindful reminder for everyday life. Lewis emphasizes the importance of making friends with ourselves as the only fundamentally important or worthwhile resolution for the new year. He acknowledges that other resolutions can be fun, worthwhile, and important, but they should not overshadow the fundamental resolution of self-friendship. The article also includes a video featuring Lewis's message and a call to join the Elephant Journal International Community in practicing Maitri, the Buddhist practice of making friends with oneself.

Bullet points

  • Waylon Lewis offers a cheerful New Year's message and a mindful reminder for everyday life.
  • The only fundamentally important or worthwhile resolution is to make friends with ourselves.
  • Lewis rarely makes resolutions, as he believes they don't matter, but if one is to be made, it should be to make friends with ourselves.
  • The article includes a video featuring Lewis's message.
  • The Elephant Journal International Community invites readers to join them in practicing Maitri, the Buddhist practice of making friends with oneself.
  • The community has been active for 22 years, with 13 million social fans and millions of readers across various platforms.
  • The community is small, independent media, and every time someone reads, writes, or engages with Elephant Journal, they help keep it alive.
  • In February, the community will host a 21-day program with live meetings, community, inspiring study materials, meditation, and the opportunity to gift the class to a buddy for just $1 more.

A Cheerful New Year’s Message for 2024 from Waylon Lewis.

Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents:

“Every Monday, I offer a mindful reminder for our everyday life.” ~ Waylon Lewis

For this week’s Mindful Monday video/podcast, Waylon offers a cheerful New Year’s message and reminder about “the only fundamentally important or worthwhile resolution.”

“I rarely make resolutions, ’cause I don’t think they really matter. But if we are going to make one, the only resolution that really matters is a fundamental one — to make friends with ourselves.

That’s not to say that other resolutions can’t be fun, worthwhile, and important — but let’s make sure that we’re making that fundamental one: to make friends with ourselves, in the new year.” ~ Waylon Lewis

Your Mindful Monday Video:

“Happy New Year from Elephant Journal International Community. We have been doing this for 22 years. We have 13 million social fans, millions of readers across many different platforms.

But we’re still small, independent media. And you know, every time you read Elephant Journal, every time you write on elephantjournal.com/post, every time you get our newsletter, elephantjournal.com/best, you’re helping keep us alive so we can make 23 years.” ~ Waylon Lewis

For more: This February, join the international Elephant community to practice Maitri: the Buddhist practice of Making Friends with Yourself. ⁠ ⁠ It’s 21 Days with live meetings, community, inspiring study materials, meditation — a fundamental investment in yourself that will last a lifetime.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Join, and for just $1 more (!) you can gift your class to a buddy. Doing it with a loved one can make the experience safe, productive, and help you each stay accountable.

~ Walk the Talk Show

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