If you are on social media, and chances are that's how you came across this article, all you've seen lately are people's New Year's resolutions.
"2016 is going to be good to me" or "New Year, New Me" are just a few examples of the nauseating posts you'll see this time of year. I should clarify that I am all for improving yourself, setting goals, and the power of positive thinking but I've had it up to here (points to the ceiling) with people somehow thinking that a change in a calendar will affect their lives. How about taking having accountability? You are in control of what happens, not some magical number that is one more than it was last month. I mean heck, our Jewish brothers think it's 5775 and you don't see those posts on Twitter.
I recognize that I may sound like a sour puss but this is something that truly bothers me. For some reason, people seem to look to put the blame on anything, whether good or bad. No one seems to understand that you are in control of what happens. I mean really, if you think about it, does it even matter what year it is? Seriously, I couldn't care less what year it is. As far as I'm concerned, 2016 is just another day.
You have to buy a ticket to win the lottery, no one just gives you a ticket. I think we should only celebrate the New Year every hundred years. I mean sure it's cool to go from 1999 to 2000 but that's really more about a fasciation with numbers. I mean what's really different about 2016 as opposed to 2015, sure there will be a new iPhone but what else really happens?
As far as I'm concerned it just went from Thursday to Friday. If you have goals for the new year like getting a new job, or graduating from school, or starting a relationship--work toward it. Don't ask some made up number to give you what you want in life.
But all jokes aside, have you seen the new 5776 Nissan Ultima?
