The Theory of Resolutions: 2016: the year of the ‘new year, new me’ fantasy, original?
I think not. After all it has been a fashionable trend last year, the year before that and need I say more, the year before that etc. Relentlessly, when the clock strikes midnight on the 31st of December people are overcome with their new self- motivating goal for the next 365 days ahead. Most commonly heard are the classic ‘I’m quitting smoking’ or the timeless ‘im starting the gym and yes I’m sticking to it’, now these potential are achievements are exactly that; an achievement.. but only if you stick to them. The majority of these resolutions have no substance for the rest of the year (give or take a week or two in January) and are abandoned under the ever growing list of other priorities people have. If you know that your goal is unrealistic for your individual situation, why does one make them in the first place? Perhaps it’s for the optimistic bunch between us or maybe it’s the pure sense of tradition on New Years that we simply can’t resist? The answer is unknown and may vary. None the less I think the concept of a New Year’s resolution is a great; to improve yourself and your life or to even improve the world, it’s all doing good. And in my opinion I think the world needs a splash of that. My resolutions this year are focusing on self-growth in humanitarian and spiritual way, to be more appreciative of what I have, to be more generous to the world when I can and to develop self-peace within myself to face what life has planned for me.
If your yet to concise a resolution then how about making some changes to your resolutions this year? Firstly it would be quite beneficial to actually stick with them as that is the key and secondly instead of making a mainstream resolution like my common examples above, try to think of something that will help you grow as a person or do something to contribute to the world; whether that’s on a global scale or in your local community. May 2016 bring a better year, better you, not a ‘new year and new you’
Sophia Zenonos.
