As a species we celebrate the arrival of the New Year. A night of debauchery and intoxication serves as a cathartic cleansing of sorts and provides enlightenment to the individual, minutes prior to the year\u2019s final countdown.<\/p>\n
To the pragmatic, this is simply the revolution of the Earth around our solar system\u2019s center. Amazing yes (it\u2019s a hell of an achievement), but it\u2019s a yearly occurrence that will continue to take place until the Earth ceases to exist. To the idealist, however, this annual phenomenon results in an existential breakthrough that inspires the penning of a list of his\/her inadequacies.<\/p>\n
These might include (but are not limited to) alterations to one\u2019s physical appearance, minute changes to one\u2019s work and social life (i.e. arriving on time to work\/school, consuming less alcohol) and inevitably adopting, at least for the first weeks of January, the lifestyle mantra of carpe diem.<\/p>\n
Now this isn\u2019t to say it\u2019s not healthy and productive to set positive goals and commitments for one. But why wait until a New Year? Why put off the challenge? If a person wants to lose weight, learn to dance or engage in less gossip, then the rotational placement of the Earth around the Sun is irrelevant.<\/p>\n
Granted, it\u2019s fruitful to want to make positive changes in your life, but it is in prolonging the taking of action that ultimately ends up sabotaging one\u2019s plan. You see, if you\u2019ve come to the realization that you want to lose 15 pounds then there\u2019s no reason to wait until the New Year to achieve this or to begin paving the way to achieving this goal.<\/p>\n
The problem with New Year\u2019s resolutions is that most people end up abandoning theirs by mid-February — if they even start at all. This may result in feelings of failure and inadequacy that greatly diminishes the individual\u2019s self-esteem and motivation for much of the year. I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019d hate to start off the year with strike one. It\u2019s much more difficult to complete a grocery list of monumental changes, as opposed to small, gradual ones throughout the year.<\/p>\n
So stop your wishing, praying and hoping and take action. Commence your metamorphosis today and not on January of 2013. This is the present, and that is what counts.<\/p>\n
Top ten New Year\u2019s Resolutions according to usa.gov
\n-Drink Less Alcohol
\n-Eat Healthy Food
\n-Get a Better Education
\n-Get a Better Job
\n-Get Fit
\n-Lose Weight
\n-Manage Debt
\n-Manage Stress
\n-Quit Smoking
\n-Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
\n-Save Money
\n-Take a Trip
\n-Volunteer to Help Others<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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