Day 2: The Royal (New Year's) Resolution

Today, I was informed that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Princess Catherine, have become more involved in their favorite British charities as a New Year's resolution. The Duchess has accepted honorary Patron positions for four charities. She has adopted a role as the Patron of Action on Addiction, the Royal Patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices, the Royal Patron of the Art Room, and the Patron of the National Portrait Gallery, London.

I have never thought of charity work as a New Year's resolution, but it actually seems like a great idea; I find that it's more meaningful to help others than it is to help yourself, and usually, one can have an epiphany about their life while helping others. You can learn many things by helping someone else, so it is possible for you to help yourself while you're in the process of helping others. I think this theory is a key reason to why being a philanthropist is so important, as well as why it's a good idea to make your New Year's resolution about others. It's very refreshing to see a resolution of this type; I find it interesting that this resolution is so selfless, while most other resolutions surround making yourself more appealing, usually in a physical way.

I think this story from Britain is very important in promoting a three-dimensional view to charity. It's really nice to see people with so much power giving time out to help these worthy causes.

For a complete story about Princess Catherine's involvement in these charities, please click on this link.