Over a year ago, icy water inundated the Internet in what may have been the online equivalent of the largest chain letter ever—the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. In endless Facebook videos, people hoisted buckets filled with ice water, announced their philanthropic intentions, and upended the buckets over their heads.

Everyone is resolution-happy at the top of the new year. A new year is a blank canvas which is waiting for the story that the artist (you and me) will paint. This year, my focus really isn't on what I want to do, but what I am doing. That is, how can I be the very best in the present moment?