01-03-2013, 04:40 AM
I read this about new year's resolutions.....
....and although I've never made one myself, most of the people I know do, with around 4 days being the longest that someone has stuck to their desired goal attempt. Some goals are doomed to fail, like 'go on a diet to lose weight,' because our bodies naturally crave hearty, stodgy, and fattening foods during winter, so why fight nature?
I knew one guy who made just one resolution 3 years ago: sacrifice all luxury pleasures and use the cash saved to go on a round-the-world once-in-a-lifetime extended holiday. Him and his gf are currently in Australia where they've been for 5 months, with South Africa being their next destination. That's what you call committment to achieving a goal, or resolution.
Do you make annual resolutions, and if so, how long has it been a part of your lifestyle? What determines whether you keep them or not? Do you encourage your family/friends to keep them? The reason I don't make new year's resolutions is because if I'm going to do something, or get something done, I'm going to set a rough date in my head and get to work on it straight away, so the time of year is really irrelevent. If my heart is in it, then I achieve my objective. If it's not, I don't.
Because winter is long, dark and miserable, I've always believed in enjoying yourself at this bleak time of year. Just a little indulgence, not a binge. By all means quit smoking, but why not give up when the days are longer when you're likely to be distracted outdoors in warm weather. Lose weight, but why not do it when you'll naturally want to eat less and exercise more, again, outdoors in warm weather.
What about 'doing more of' resolutions? Reading more, spending time with family, etc. Is it common to start doing more, and then less as the interest wears off, or becomes harder to keep up? If you make a resolution and then break it, do you have another crack at it at a later date? Share your resolution stories here.
I knew one guy who made just one resolution 3 years ago: sacrifice all luxury pleasures and use the cash saved to go on a round-the-world once-in-a-lifetime extended holiday. Him and his gf are currently in Australia where they've been for 5 months, with South Africa being their next destination. That's what you call committment to achieving a goal, or resolution.
Do you make annual resolutions, and if so, how long has it been a part of your lifestyle? What determines whether you keep them or not? Do you encourage your family/friends to keep them? The reason I don't make new year's resolutions is because if I'm going to do something, or get something done, I'm going to set a rough date in my head and get to work on it straight away, so the time of year is really irrelevent. If my heart is in it, then I achieve my objective. If it's not, I don't.
Because winter is long, dark and miserable, I've always believed in enjoying yourself at this bleak time of year. Just a little indulgence, not a binge. By all means quit smoking, but why not give up when the days are longer when you're likely to be distracted outdoors in warm weather. Lose weight, but why not do it when you'll naturally want to eat less and exercise more, again, outdoors in warm weather.
What about 'doing more of' resolutions? Reading more, spending time with family, etc. Is it common to start doing more, and then less as the interest wears off, or becomes harder to keep up? If you make a resolution and then break it, do you have another crack at it at a later date? Share your resolution stories here.
her.
