To Resolve or Not To Resolve

This is the question, is it not? This time of year people start talking about making New Year's Resolutions. We are all familiar with the big ones: a new diet plan, a new exercise plan, financial responsibility, a new life, a new me and better stuff for all. They last until January 2nd and it is life as usual, until December 30th of the new year.

We all know it doesn't have to be this way. There are articles in magazines and newspapers about sticking to our resolutions. Nearly every news show does some piece on how to stick to your resolutions. We know what to do to keep our resolutions without all this advice and yet we often don't. We abandon our goals, sometimes within days. Maybe the change is too difficult. Maybe our aims were too high. Whatever the reason, eventually we resolve to never make a resolution again.

I think resolutions are a good idea though, if done right. There is nothing wrong with trying to better ourselves. There is nothing wrong with examining our lives and tweaking it where necessary. We all need goals in our lives to help give our lives direction. So I suggest that we go ahead and make our resolutions. With hope of an improvement in our lives, we should set out on a course this new year that incorporates a change. When the path gets rocky, even if it is the first day, we should realize that good things take work and time. Most importantly, we should realize that quitting will never get us anywhere.

So, for me, the answer is to resolve. I did last year and, although there were times I didn't stick to my resolution, I felt better when I did. This year I have also made a resolution. I am looking forward to my improved life, and the challenges I will face.