DAVID DeSTENO : The Only Way to Keep Your Resolutions

 
The New York Times
DAVID DeSTENO : The Only Way to Keep Your Resolutions  (article)
Summary
I found a good article to read on New Year's day.
It's because we know that resolution means a promise to yourself to do or to not do something and we often decide it on New Year's day but I don't know that the way to keep our resolution is only one.

This is not willpower, not perseverance, and not endeavor also.
We try to use willpower, perseverance, and endeavor, thus we couldn't resist temptations but we feel stress.
We need a power like we don't normally calculate what's to be gained by helping someone else but we just feel what we should.

This is an emotion of gratitude, compassion and an authentic sense of pride. (not hubris)  It pushes us to behave in ways that show self-control naturally.
Trying to help others leads us to helping our own future selves, to waiting for future rewards willingly, and to increasing perseverance on difficult tasks.
Grateful, warm and justifiably confident draw others. It doesn't make us lonely also.
To Keep appreciating and being appreciated must lead you to achievements with pride.
I do my work hard, and continue studying English with appreciating the value of my life.

Words in this story
flagellate /verb/  flog, whip, beat
gratitude /noun/  gratefulness, thankfulness, thanks, appreciation
grateful /adj/ thankful, appreciative
appreciate /verb/ value, treasure, admire, respect