I haven’t made a single New Years resolution since 1999. In my humble opinion there’s no point in waiting for a specific calendar day to decide to better one’s self. If someone wants to lose weight, be more charitable or quit smoking, why would January 1 change their drive to do so? My friends, the difference between December 30 and January 2nd is just a couple days and nothing more.
Don’t misunderstand me, I have no doubt you are serious in your convictions. I only ask, why on this day? Attaching false significance to the date doesn’t help you, it just adds unnecessary pressure to what’s already going to be a challenge. It also reminds us of our failures from last year, starting us off on the wrong foot. And if you tell me you didn’t fail then that’s awesome, and I imagine you see by now that the adjustment to your lifestyle needed no start date. Cancer, heat disease and the like could care less that it’s 2012.
If you want to take a few minutes to evaluate yourself that’s good, but we should be doing this daily. Short term willingness to try to do something, no master how strong and convincing your will is, is not the same as actually doing it. I have faith that you can achieve your goals because you have it within you to do so. Not because you’ve declared you will on a magical date that means you’re super-serious this time. I suggest that every day this year, when you wake up, renew your resolve, and act.
