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How to F***k Up Your New Years Resolution
This is the time of year when we become a bit introspective. We start to count our blessings for the previous year and start to look forward toward the upcoming year. We make goals and resolutions. 2020 was a really different year, and I feel like there’s less of a “let’s ring out the old and welcome in the new” and more of a “let’s burn this b***ch to the ground” kind of vibe.” As divided as we might be right now, at least we can all agree on the fact that we are ready for a new year. Baby steps, right?
New Year’s resolutions are a time honored tradition. They’ve been around as long as well, New Year’s. Well, at least 4,000 years anyway. The Babylonians used to make them, and presumably break them as well. I’ve got a lot of experience with New Year’s Resolutions. One was life changing. The other was nothing short of a comic, epic failure. I’ve had resolutions to lose weight. I’ve had resolutions to get my finances in order. I’ve had all of the hits, so I consider myself somewhat of an authority on the matter. I’ve had resolutions to get more organized. I’ve had resolutions to go back to school. But of those, in all of my life, there are only two that stick out as having made a big impact — the one that stuck for over nine years and the one that lasted fourteen seconds. I’ve learned what makes a resolution stick and what makes one crash and burn worse than the Hindenburg.
