I've been told that the New Year is supposed to be a time for improvement or reinvention; however, year after year, people make resolutions that they say they're going to keep, only for that to fall short.

My theory is that people stop caring because the New Year obliges them to carry out their resolutions. After the fireworks and the champagne, people have to start doing what they said they were going to do on the first of January.

Maybe I haven't seen the ball drop enough to really get into the spirit, but what's the point? It doesn't have to be a new year to start improving your life. You could start anytime! Hate your diet? Change it! Want to be healthier? Go to the gym more! These are things that you can do NOW. Go into the New Year saying "I started that a month ago, HA!" and commit to it.

And if you don't want to start now, start later in the year. That's what I do. If you make a resolution, you have to commit to it. In order to commit, you have to want it. I don't want to be forced to want something, so why should this one day of the year do that? That's why I'm prone to giving up my resolutions. I'm forced to start enacting on January 1st. What if I wanted to do something near Christmas? What if I wanted to do something on my birthday?

I guess all I'm saying is that if you want to start something, start now. And if you don't want to start now, that's okay, start whenever you want. But the minute you start, you have to commit. And you have to want to commit. Don't give up!