With this new year many of us have reflected on the previous year and resolved to make changes in 2012. In this process we often set our sights too high and fail with these resolutions.

Where we lose footing is by becoming caught up in everyday life and losing focus. Believe me when I say that I have experienced this, so many times I resolved to stop drinking or lose weight on Jan. 1 only to find that I’m off track soon after.

I have the key to success now, I’ve proven it to myself over the past 22 months and I now intend to implement this strategy in another area of my life.

Atla tadde ia a regional festival observed by women of Andhra Pradesh and is similar to Karwa Chaut that is observed by North Indian women. Both the festivals have similarities in that these are observed for the health and life of their husbands. Atla Tadde is celebrated on the Aswayuja bahula tadiya.

From general observation, it seems like common sense that is attributed to human beings, is becoming very rare these days. As modern technology takes over where the human brain or ability was previously useful, something pertaining to human senses is being lost.