For the new cycle, and for the new year that begins in ten days, I set my intent.
To do the work best suited to me.
To live so as to be a blessing to others.
To find wisdom, and to recognize it when I find it, and to incorporate it into my life.
Anything beyond these three – the pursuit of usefulness, love, wisdom — would be redundant. It is all implied in Lao Tzu’s admonitions:
Manifest plainness
Embrace simplicity
Reduce selfishness
Have few desires