New Years Resolutions...

I have none, and I make it a point every year not to have them, I guess that's kind of my resolution. No one sticks to them, so why create unreasonable goals for yourself that make you feel horribly guilty when you bail?

I think resolutions are for those who are dissatisfied with their lives and feel that they need to change themselves or some personality trait and people think that the New Year is the perfect time to start. Like a woman saying "I'll start my diet tomorrow" while she shoves a piece of chocolate cake in her mouth, those who make New Years resolutions are doomed to fail, because if it was that important to you, you would have already started them. You wouldn't wait "until tomorrow", you would start this minute. You fail because you are already procrastinating the start of the resolution by waiting until New Years, like magically when the date changes you will have more willpower or you will find your goal more important or you will just happen to have more time to squeeze in that workout.

New Years day is just like any other day, with no mystical powers attached. The only thing that it ushers in are unrealistic goals set by people who are dissatisfied...and the start of the accrual of vacation time at work (I like that aspect of New Years).

I, myself, am happy with my life. Sure, there are things that I'm not thrilled about, like my areas of pudginess and the fact that I still have tons of projects to do around the house. I wish I made more money and I wish my cats could clean their own litter trays. I want to work out more, but I'm not going to start today and be disappointed when I don't stick to it. But, all in all, I'd like this New Year to just roll over from last year and have my life continue on the course it's been on.

Don't get me wrong, I have goals in my life and I have ambition, but I know that the magic of January 1st won't help me to achieve those.

So, those of you out there who do set New Years resolutions, please, let me know how that goes.