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With the New Year comes new resolutions, of course. It's basically inevitable. Every year people make a list of things they want to change about themselves or do differently. For some it is to lose 10 pounds. For others it is to stop smoking, or to get better grades, or drink less beer.
We all find something (some find many things) about ourselves that we don't like. But why? Do we ever truly create these resolutions with commitment in mind, or do we do it because society thinks that is what good people are supposed to do?
And when did New Years resolutions start? I remember being 10 years old and saying my resolution was to be nicer to my brother, when in fact I secretly wanted him to be nicer to me.
Has it always been that we have not been good enough to surpass resolution making? Have there always been things that we need to change about ourselves, for if we don't we run the risk of failing at life? And why do we desire to change some things that are parts of us--things that make you, you?
Don't get me wrong. I think it is good to make resolutions that one truly believes in. It shows that you are willing to work on certain aspects of yourself that you are not satisfied with.
I just think that sometimes it's okay to hit a pothole, or to spill the glass of milk. If you don't succeed, it's ok. Sometimes spilling a glass of milk helps you steady your hand in the end. Running over a pothole just teaches you to swerve the next time.
And if you don't? If you don't swerve, or you spill the milk again, so what? It's not the end of the world.
You can just try again next time.
Peace and <3
JF.
We all find something (some find many things) about ourselves that we don't like. But why? Do we ever truly create these resolutions with commitment in mind, or do we do it because society thinks that is what good people are supposed to do?
And when did New Years resolutions start? I remember being 10 years old and saying my resolution was to be nicer to my brother, when in fact I secretly wanted him to be nicer to me.
Has it always been that we have not been good enough to surpass resolution making? Have there always been things that we need to change about ourselves, for if we don't we run the risk of failing at life? And why do we desire to change some things that are parts of us--things that make you, you?
Don't get me wrong. I think it is good to make resolutions that one truly believes in. It shows that you are willing to work on certain aspects of yourself that you are not satisfied with.
I just think that sometimes it's okay to hit a pothole, or to spill the glass of milk. If you don't succeed, it's ok. Sometimes spilling a glass of milk helps you steady your hand in the end. Running over a pothole just teaches you to swerve the next time.
And if you don't? If you don't swerve, or you spill the milk again, so what? It's not the end of the world.
You can just try again next time.
Peace and <3
JF.