A Fan of New Year’s Resolutions

Though it may be a seemingly unpopular thing to say these days. I’ll admit it - I’m a fan of the New Year’s Resolution. It seems that I’ve read a lot of blogs lately about how New Year’s resolutions don’t work and how it’s silly because, really, New Year’s is just another day.

But I’m taking my stand. I’m all for making resolutions. I made a number of them for myself.

1. When given the option while eating out - go for a salad. I know not all salads are the healthiest options, but compared to what I normally order, it’s a step in the right direction.

2. Switch from soda to tea for my caffeine consumption. With my busy season at work, it’s silly to think that I could give up caffeine right now, but I can at least switch to healthier sources.

3. Get my professional certification. With my husband’s support on this one, it can be done by the end of the year.

4. Continue working on trying to be a better mother, wife and person. Hard to measure, but there it is as always.

So why not take a day and join everyone in reflecting on the past year, and looking to next year with ambition? The latest statistics say that by Valentine’s day 80 percent of people have given up on their resolutions but that’s not reason enough for me.

Of course, there is no comparison to the number of people that make goals the rest of the year. Maybe the percentage of people that stick to New Year’s resolutions is far greater than the percentage of people that make goals on June 25th or August 18th. I doubt there will ever be a study that calculates the number of people that fail on those other days.

Let’s all take the time and reflect; let’s try to make ourselves one of those that stay on course and make some positive changes in our lives.

And let’s focus on the positive. This year, let’s be proud of the 20 percent that stick to their goals (at least for six weeks). And let’s remember that all statistics lie.

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