happy? new year

chan | 7/1/10life

a thought on new years resolutions

Its that time of year when people start to make, break or forsake their new years resolutions. Sometimes making them last but most often not. What ends up being left is usually a culmination of past and present failures and the overwhelming feeling that you cant complete anything, that you have no self control and that trying to change isn’t worth the effort or the future hurt when you fail…
I know people who make resolutions so that their primary focus is to break it and not have to properly deal with the underlying issue (such as addiction) or to use it as an excuse to fail or bring down their peers (im not as strong as you). Others use them as a manipulative tool to coerce people into conforming to their way of thinking (lets both give up coffee) or simply to try and change behavioural patterns of people they know (don’t watch more the 1 hour of tv a day).
Some resolutions can be good (and achievable) but on the whole – people ultimately will attempt something that they know is beyond their control or reach.
Be realistic. Commit. Make it happen.

Comments

  1. cafedave | 7/1/10 | 10:46 am

    Is it bad that I’m still musing on resolutions? There are a few things I’ve set in motion, but I rarely come up with a list these days.