Why New Years Resolutions Matter.

It happens every year. Every year we get that newfound desire to change and become better. We all do it, we all make resolutions. They may be public announcements on Facebook, or small private goals that we make to ourselves. We all try to change. That’s why New Years Resolutions matter, because we all are reevaluating our lives and who we are and who we want to become. Change is a good thing. Reflection is a good thing. This is a time of year for us to look inwards, and ask ourselves are we where we want to be? When I stop looking inside and stop trying to change for the better, is the day I have given up. Now I am not saying that we should all make resolutions at the beginning of the year, and that this is the only time to do it. No rather I am saying the idea behind it is amazing, it’s human, it’s proof that we are always evolving and growing. The day that we stop trying to become better people is the day that we have lost. It’s the day that you say to all of those people who have doubted you, “you’re right, I can’t do it.” It’s the day that you throw away everything that you have worked so hard for. Don’t let that day come. Don’t ever stop trying to be better. You can always be better. Sometimes we make goals and we fail to reach them, I know I do, in fact weekly I fail, but failing is better than not trying at all. If I fail a class I have some options presented to me, I can choose to let that motivate me to be better. I can choose to let that drag me down and control my life, or I can choose to not care. Don’t choose that. I pledge to never give up, I know that many of you may not care, and that’s fine but I just want you to know that if I can do it then so can you.

I hope that everyone has a great year, and that you make goals, and that you reach those goals. I hope that you can grow, and that I can grow. I hope that we as a society can be good human beings, that we can throw aside differences and just in general be nice to each other. I hope great things happen in 2015 for you, I hope that it’s a year that you never forget and I hope that it’s better than 2014, but not as good as 2016. Have a great year everyone!