No need to make New Year’s resolutions this year or ever again!
No need to write down:
“Go to Gym.”
Nope. Your resolutions are written. 78 years ago today, a 30-year-old man whose name you know, sat down and wrote:
NEW YEARS RULIN’S
Let me tell you about this man and his Rulin's. There are 33 Rulin's. Why 33? It seems 33 along with his doodles fit on the center-fold of his notebook (see link below).
No matter what the topic – this man's Rulin's has you covered:
Diet:
#6. Eat Good – Fruit – Vegetables - Milk
Exercise:
#26. Dance Better
Sleep:
#20. Dream good
Work:
#1. Work more and better
Self-Improvement:
#13. Read Lots Good Books
Hygiene:
#3. Wash Teeth If Any
Finances
#21. Bank All Extra Money
Dress for Success
#9. Wear Clean Clothes – Look Good
Friends and Family
#23. Have company but don’t waste time
Relationships
#14. Learn people better
This man is Woody Guthrie. You know him for a song he wrote. One year (1944) after he wrote his Rulin’s, he recorded “This Land is Your Land” - one of the most loved songs of the American musical canon:
Nobody living can ever stop me As I go walking that freedom highway; Nobody living can ever make me turn back This land was made for you and me
#25. Play and Sing Good
#33. Wake up and Fight
#19. Keep Hoping Machine Running.
What could be more important in 2021?
Happy New Year!
How about you? What Rulin will you pick? Share a Story!
Taste the Food – Second Helping
See and/or purchase Woody’s Rulin’s here.
The story of This Land is Your Land and Lyrics are here
