- November 1, 2024
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A few days ago, I asked a young lady what she expected from this upcoming year. Despondently, she replied, “Loneliness, frustration and boredom.” I assume she didn’t bother to make any New Year’s resolutions. Neither did many us, for the same reasons.
Year after year, failed expectation after another, she has come to believe every New Year will play out dreadfully similar to her recent years. And she’s not the only one. Some of us was were once fervent in listing all the life changes we hoped to accomplish with the turning of every year, but, soon after the first of the month, we too experienced failure.
On the other hand, all across the nation, gyms and religious buildings will fill up during the first few weeks of January, and yearly planners will fly off shelves, in hopes of people getting more organized this year. Other resolutions will be attempted from people who simply acknowledge they need to make life alterations and aren’t afraid to record them.
While this may have included some of you (and myself) several New Years ago, you’ve concluded that failure is imminent, so there’s no point in wasting your time.
I honestly don’t remember the last time I made New Year’s resolution, because it’s been so long. But, I think I’m ready to get back in the game.
Throughout this new year, I will strive to make changes in my life, and I’m sure I will succeed at times and probably fail at others. But, at least I’ll try, and why can’t the first of January be a starting date for my endeavors? After all, it is the day where we begin a new calendar, a new count to 365 days, among other starts.
So this year, I plan to accomplish these:
I spoke with another young lady Sunday night, and she seemed to still believe in the power of the New Year. After telling me she planned to read her Bible every day, she exclaimed, “New Year, new me.”
Whether she only succeeds for a quarter or half the year, and whether I achieve any of my resolutions, the truth is that I will have gotten further along in accomplishing my goals than if I never make any. Happy New Year!
