New Years is fast approaching and people will be scrambling to make a list of resolutions that they will be destined to fail miserably at. I know I sound like I’m being a pessimist but in this instance I’d like to think of myself as a realist.
I mean honestly let’s look at the top 10 resolutions before I begin the breakdown:
1. lose weight
2. drink less alcohol (hahaha…really?!)
3. Get a better education
4. Get a better job
5. Get Fit
6. Manage Debt
7. Quit smoking
8. Save money
9. take a vacation
10. volunteer
These are GREAT resolutions, but don’t you find it almost comical that the night before we’re about to start any of these we go out and drink and eat ourselves to the point of oblivion? I don’t know about you but when I wake up from a night of drinking the last thing I’m thinking about is: eating healthy, working out, and for you smokers..I’m 110% positive you’re reaching for a smoke ASAP. But I’m sure at that moment we all are thinking that drinking less is the best New Year’s resolution we have ever come up with in our lives…at least until the next weekend of course. So there we are the first day of the new year and we’re telling ourselves that tomorrow will be the beginning of the new and improved us. We’re already negotiating with the new year!
It’s really not our fault though, we are overachievers we don’t pick just one goal we pick all ten. And I don’t know about you but when I’m doing something goal oriented I want a reward system in place. But if you look up at that list above all the usual ways I reward myself I can’t do..no drinking, no eating yummies, no shopping. So why the hell am I doing this? It’s more like torture and I’ve set myself up for failure and honestly will I be a better person? Probably not.
Now if we had an end goal in mind…i.e. a wedding date, I feel confident that anything can be achieved. Never underestimate a bride on a mission. But a bride is focused, her eye is on the prize and it’s walking down that aisle making sure she has the best damn wedding she possibly can and looking the best she ever has in her life. I mean when 200 pairs of eyes are on you, you’re in it to win it. Example, I went on a carb free diet for four months, and I never ate more than 20 carbs a day (that’s like one piece of toast) I have never been able to get that determination back and have no desire to, because I had never been that angry at the world before in my life. Everyone was grateful when carbs came back into my life.
The only resolutions I won’t knock are the one’s that involve helping people, because in helping others you truly help yourself (intrinsically selfish…damn it) But other than that why waste your time and energy making new years resolutions? You’re probably awesome the way you are and by God people like you!
Cheers,
