New Year Resolutions. Everyone makes them, but not even a handful can keep them. You probably know that by mid-January, most people are through with the determination and the lists and “must-do-this-year” things. Me included. I think New Year Resolutions should have its name changed to “To-do list for the first week of January”.
Coming to think about it, I seem to have made the same New Year Resolutions over and over. Shouldn’t I have learnt by now? Well, not exactly. Each year, I tell myself that this year will be different. Don’t we all love a “fresh start”. There’s just something so appealing about starting new that we keep doing it over and over … even when reality smacks us right in the face come December when we make the same resolutions…. again.
Why do we do that? Maybe because it is just so easy to push our failures into the “past” and “start over”. It is always nice when we don’t need to own up to our failures or admit to ourselves the reason for the failure. It is much gentler to our egos when we just turn the page and have a “fresh start”. We humans have this impeccable ability to self-deny and self-soothe.
I know that each year I say to myself that I will be more organized, keep the house clean, do all my work on a timely schedule and never run late again. There’s always an excuse, but never a good enough reason to start. Second chances don’t come around often, but since this is Chinese New Year…..I guess this will be my “fresh start” …again.
I’m tempted to say….the lesson here is to never make resolutions.
Do you make resolutions? Have you managed to keep them? Or are you like Calvin here, who says “Resolutions? Me? Just what are you implying? That I need to change? Well, buddy, as far as I’m concerned, I’m perfect the way I am!”
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