This year will be no more in a few days, and once again I’m looking inward and forward. No matter how crazy the final weeks of the year get, it’s vital to make sense of everything, to make lists in your head or on paper. To visualize, to plan, and to hope. Always to hope.

These are twelve big resolutions that I think might be meaningful whatever those hopes are. I’ve chosen a photo (11 great ones from the web and one of mine. Photo above by Florian Klauer) for each resolution, coupled with some wise words from people you might know. Are you ready?