Can You Resume a Resolution???

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I have made New Year's resolutions before, and even renewed resolutions, but I think this is the first time I have resumed a resolution. For instance, entering 1983 I resolved that I would read a book for each week of that year. I succeeded in keeping that resolution and have renewed every year since. So this is the 30th year for my commitment to read at least 52 books in the year. And I have a record of all the books that I read over the years. At the beginning of 1981 I committed to write a note to someone for each day of that calendar year. I succeeded in writing 365 messages that year. And I renewed that commitment every year until 2002. By that time I had begun to send so many electronic messages that I had almost quit going to the post office. So I decided not to continue the resolution that year. I tried it again in 2005, but found it difficult to continue, and only made it through mid-March before quitting. I also have records for all of the handwritten messages I have sent. A few days ago, New Year's Eve I believe, a friend of mine on Facebook posted something about the joy of receiving handwritten messages in the mail. It made me think of my old habit fondly. I thought of all the notes of encouragement, and appreciation, and sympathy I had sent over those 20+ years. I told her about the practice and suggested that it sounded like a New Year's resolution in the making. So I decided that I would resume the resolution for 2012. And not only do I plan to hand write the messages, I plan to create most of the greeting cards on Print Artist myself. I hope the messages that I send will bring joy to those who receive them. And I'm sure that I will gain a measure satisfaction if I can keep this resumed resolution.