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.