Do you make New Year’s resolutions? If so, why?
I have never made New Year’s resolutions, and until now I have not given them much thought. But now that I have thought of them, I checked Wikipedia and learned that many religions and cultures have the notion of wiping the slate clean and making promises for the start of a new year. So, it seems that this tradition or symbolism is well established.
Still, I think it silly to make commitments to ourselves at a specific time. Why set ourselves up like that? Why should we wipe the slate clean once a year? We should try to keep our slates and our surroundings clean at all times.
Yet, it is probably nice to do a sort of “extra catching up” once a year, as long as we forgive ourselves when we break our resolve by sliding off our diets, or accumulating clutter, acting less then our best, or failing to accomplish a goal.
While having goals is always a good thing. Let’s all relax, enjoy and celebrate the arrival of 2016. Happy New Year!
Hope you enjoyed my blog in 2015 and you keep enjoying it for years to come.
Irina
