New Year Resolutions

It's that time of the year again..... Everyone, well most of us, look to put a not so perfect year behind us and hope to have a better one instead. The New Year normally brings a whole lot of resolutions but how many of us actually stick to it? How long do they last?

I often wonder why people actually bother starting these on January the 1st. Yes, it's a new start to the year, but what difference does it make if we feel the need of change and it actually starting on the 12th of February, 17th of June, 6th of October or any other date for that matter.

I think in general New Year resolutions are a good thing. At the end of the day, people normally have them in order to be better or get rid of a bad habit. Nothing wrong with that, but the trouble is, it becomes so much easier to give up trying once you've slipped up having implemented these changes at the beginning of the year. Then only 12 months later do we feel the need to try again.

The gyms will be packed this month (or this week), people will start eating healthy, stop smoking, cut down on drinking, be nice to others but rarely do we see an effort being made to stick to these 6 months down the road. The failure in sticking to these resolutions have made some people not believe in it at all.

I believe we should all strive to improve our lifestyle and inner self. But these changes should happen on a daily basis, not just on the 1st of January. If for whatever reason we slip up and break it, let's not give up on it until the end of the year again. Let's pick ourselves up straight away and try again.

Do you have any New Year resolutions? Feel free to share yours in the comment field.