1 January 2019
I don't think I'm the only one who is plagued with the idea that a new year equals new beginnings. That you'll finally start that new diet after putting it off for 5 years, you'll make enough money to rent out your own space, maybe you'll even get the dream job of a lifetime.
But we say this every year, and to no avail, nothing changes. Why is that? Why does it take a brand new year for us to set goals and make empty promises that we will end up procrastinating on until the new cycle begins once again?
It may be my disdain for any kind of New Year's celebrations, but I have never been one to make resolutions or create goals for the New Year.
I certainly have nothing against those who do. I just simply don't see the point when you can make those same goals any time during the year. For some, it may be lack of motivation or perhaps an event so strenuous that you had to put off those goals. And that is totally understandable. But the "new year, new me" mantra is tired and played out.
The thought of a new year has the notion that once the clock strikes 12, you will be able to start on a blank slate. But the gag is this: your rent will still be due on the first glorious day in January. Life will continue as it had the previous year.
I see a new year as an opportunity for improvement of oneself, not a 360 transformation from the life you once knew. And sure, life has its gifts that it bestows upon us, whether it be a new job or an improvement on your health. But you are still, for lack of a better word, you.
The new year should be a time of reflection on your accomplishments and feats made in the last year., what you were able to overcome and all the bad you left behind. My hope for you is that it shouldn't take the drop of a ball for you to decide to change your life.