What is holding you back from manifesting your New Year's resolutions? Many of our resolutions have to do with STOPPING or "curbing" unhealthy defense mechanisms that fill the "hole in the soul," that emotional emptiness that resulted from the original CAUSE: Mother-Infant disconnect. When we pull the plug on unhealthy defenses like smoking, drinking, overeating, gambling, etc., we need to fill them with healthy defenses that create a more sustainable lifestyle. Without addressing the emotional pain behind the need to fill the "hole in the soul," we end up with creating behavioral changes that are temporary. Whatever we emotionally REPRESS can create the symptoms that we experience as our "bad habits." It takes clearing out the emotional pain AND creating sustainable healthy substitutes AND creating consistency of repeated behaviors (it takes about a month of consistency to create a new habit) to make those resolutions a part of your lifestyle. Healthy defense mechanisms include choosing better foods, meditating, exercise and good sleeping habits for example to balance mind body and soul. Today we SHRUNK THE TUNE: "This Is The New Year" by A Great Big World