How's that resolution working out for you?

I don't usually make a New Year's resolution because I know how pointless they are, not because change isn't a good thing, but because I know myself well enough to know that it won't last. I decided to give myself one more chance this year, and in doing so I decided that I would stay away from the obvious: losing weight, working out, no more fast food, less XBOX 360, more books. Instead, I took a second to realize how isolated I've become. I've let my relationships become dusty in a lot of ways. I haven't intentionally neglected friends or family, I've simply bought into the lie that I'm just busy enough to not have to put forth effort and it be ok. I think when we are able to let go of our relationships with others, in a way, we are letting go of a major dimension of how our faith is supposed to be lived out and strengthened. Those people that had been major influences, are now more in memory than in fellowship, and I think I suffer a little for it. This is what I've decided to do this year: Be intentional about my relationships with friends and family, allowing myself to be strengthend, encouraged, and even useful. I think we should all try living out this Biblical principle of loving God and loving others.