There is an old self help saying that “You become what you think”. So I need to start thinking what I hope will happen in the New Year.

I hope people in Milwaukee will accept the racism of our city and organizations and take some radical steps to change it.

I hope I can be discipline of body this year, exercise and eat less as not to be so fat.

I hope to be disciple of mind and spirit this year, focused more on being than doing and doing less but more in depth.

I hope to take more time to read books this year.

I hope to better practice in daily life my values.

I hope that Marquette University will stop teaching war in killing.

I hope the local St. Vincent de Paul Society will reform and restore its mission and vision.

I hope that we will stop sending ill persons in mental health crisis to jail.

I hope to deepen my prayer and faith life and live more in peace.

There are many more hopes for the New Year but my mind can only think about so much. So I will end by saying I hope to have more hope in 2016.

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