They say you can’t change overnight, but in truth, it is the only way. The crucial decision, the moment of resolution, is the all-important step, but only if you mean it. You can this very second make the choice to be better and never look back. You can put this article down and throw away your pack of smokes and never buy another. You can get up from where you’re sitting and pour every drop of alcohol down the drain and never set foot in another liquor store. You can delete your food delivery apps, remove temptation from your pantry, and write the menu of your new beginning.

This week I turn 39. I have been feeling a sense of urgency, an almost frantic drive to fill each day with purpose to make up for my wasted youth. I am on the verge of middle age, and that number in perspective fills

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