Resolutions, schmesolutions

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Resolutions, schmesolutions 01.01.04 (2:06 am)   [edit] Alright, that was a bit of a stretch. But anyway, as we all prepare to celebrate the new year, many are tempted to make New Year's resolutions. These resolutions are often goals to work towards in the coming year in order to better oneself. Sounds like a good thing, but I disagree with the notion of making a commitment to better oneself solely because it is a new year. New Year's resolutions undermine the objectives they presume to strive towards. To resolve to change in some way solely because it is a new year is not a creditable aspiration. It is only sensible to change these negative things for the sole sake of the actual goal itself- the betterment of oneself- rather than to trick yourself into feeling obligated to force a change because it is a new year. Most resolutions are of a positive nature, but that is only undermined by the fact that it becomes a goal that is not formed in earnest. So if you want to lose 10 pounds, quit smoking, eat healthier, do it because you want to do it- not out of some instilled sense of obligation rooted in the tradition of New Year's resolutions. That being said, I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year's and that we all make the best of 2004.   posted by: Nivek (reply) post date: 01.19.04 (1:59 pm) Interesting and true. A "resolution", merely for the sake of having one because it's the "New Year", and because everyone else does it--without granting much thought to that resolution--is bound and doomed to fail. Goals, or "resolutions" that one makes should not have to wait until the first of the new year, or be limited by the span of that year. I have goals that are so dear to me, that they are open-ended, meaning that if it takes me the rest of my life, I shall complete them. But to achieve your goals, it must take action and a willing desire to gain that which is sought after. I don't wait for January first; in fact, if I did, I'd have volumes, ideas on napkins, and random notes saved for that one day, to complete in 365. Each day I make goals--some short term, some long--from cleaning my apartment, to considering and budgeting for the purchase of a house. The dream of the possible--or goals--need to have action to keep them alive! N Your Name: Your Comment:

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