New year's resolution?

So im 16 days late into the new years to be posting this but hey, resolutions arent just formed for the sake of forming no? So I thought I'd try to adhere to two that I've more recently become more aware of.

Firstly, the phenomenon of brushing past acquaintences and sometimes not even offering a smile. For reference sake, lets call it igging. Why do we like to ignore people we've come across at one point in our lives or another? Or why do we iggy others? In my case, this occurance might just be isolated to me but im workin' on it. I sometimes blame it on the lack of time but hey, all it takes is a minute or so of my 'oh-so-precious-million-dollar-per-minute time' no? Im not even talking about balling over the person, just a simple "Hi, how are you?" I think would be more than enough to maybe even make the person's day? Perhaps the reality of it boils down to my introverted view of the surroundings. I cant help it, i bear more of the reserved personna than the outgoing. Igging cannot and must not be blamed on the other party. If no one steps forward, we'd all be left behind. So I've made my mind, that whenever I see someone I recognise and even to someone I don't, someone I like or dislike, I should always take the first step and offer a smile, a heartfelt greeting and just be thankful for everything. I know that only YHWH can mould me to be an instrument of worth.

You know how sometimes we can be ungrateful and take everything for granted? Well, my second resolution has got to do with my family, our home. Staying in hall now reminds me of the stay-in days in the army. It brings back mixed memories of the good times spent with the army buddies as well as the long waiting times. Lets just say, life would be much better if National Service were only for a year. Back to the topic, last sunday, I was reminded of how many of us treat our homes today more like hotels. We are only back there for Breakfast and Bed. Sometimes only for one of the B's. I always believe that no matter how functional a family may appear to be, family time or communication amongst the unit is paramount in maintaining love. For without love of the people who share your DNA and live with you under the same roof, life would be miserable. Im gonna go ahead and generalize here and say that no matter how many friends or lovers you may have in your life, at the end of the day, only your family will really be there for you in stormy weather. I don't want to deviate into another debatable topic but the point of the matter is, now that I stay away from my family for more than half a week, family time on weekends is even more precious. I think this would still be applicable even after I've begun my rat race or found my soulmate. I pray I wont ever neglect family ;)