Small Changes at the Last Minute—A Six-Sentence Story

She reveled in making resolutions on the first day of each year with that exquisite rush of anticipation that accompanied organizing her life.

Lose weight—yeah, that was an easy one, always at the top of the list though never achieved.

Work more on the stuff I want to do—that one was always there too, usually overtaken by life events in February.

Then at the end of the year, when she pulled her journal out from the bottom of a pile of books to read through her resolutions list, there weren't many to check off. Then she got to number 27—smile more.

Ah yes, the one resolution she'd kept, the one small change that made a difference.