Why do I make New Year's resolutions? I always do, and I never keep them. Never. Then I feel bad about not accomplishing my goals. Even simple ones. Mine are the same as everyone else's, I suspect. Eat better, exercise more, be more patient with my kids, finish that project, book, ...fill in the blank. But I never do. Not for more than a couple of weeks. So why do I keep making them? Some small , optimistic part of me buried under all the cynicism? And if I don't make any resolutions this year does that mean I have lost all hope? That this is the best I can do?
Is the real reason I don't keep them because I don't believe I will? A self fulfilling downward spiral? Is that just a personality flaw or human nature?
I wish I had some nice happy wrap up to this post, but I don't. What I would like to know is if any of you actually kept your resolutions last year? And if so, how?
That being said, if I were going to make resolutions, I would actually only make one:
Be More Disciplined. It would solve all my 'issues' - eating, exercising, writing, keeping up the house, keeping up with email, interviews, review requests...
Is the real reason I don't keep them because I don't believe I will? A self fulfilling downward spiral? Is that just a personality flaw or human nature?
I wish I had some nice happy wrap up to this post, but I don't. What I would like to know is if any of you actually kept your resolutions last year? And if so, how?
That being said, if I were going to make resolutions, I would actually only make one:
Be More Disciplined. It would solve all my 'issues' - eating, exercising, writing, keeping up the house, keeping up with email, interviews, review requests...
