New Year is on the way. Yeap, another year came and went and now its going to be the year 2007. Still, time flies….I wouldnt have noticed if I wasnt chatting with Carol bout Xmas. The New Year, also the time we can make our resolutions and hope that we can keep to it. But will we succeed? You tell me.
Now does anybody have any goals for 2007? As for the general population you can already tell the “trend” of this whole business. The following is a list of the Top Ten resolutions taken from about.com of Pittsburgh which can actually apply to the rest of the world.
1) Spend More Time With Family & Friends
2) Fit In Fitness
3) Tame The Bulge
4) Quit Smoking
5) Enjoy Life More
6) Quit Drinking
7) Get Out of Debt
8) Learn Something New
9) Help Others
10) Get Organized
Sounds simple? Easy maybe? Yet can you stand the acid test and see how far you can go? Lets give a rundown of our “Top Ten” resolutions and see if the effort is really worthwhile….
1) Spend more time with family and friends. Unless your really spending quality time with your loved ones, this wont do you much good, really. Think of it. You see more of each other day-in, day-out and soon it becomes a bore. Worse, you end up quarelling more often. Havent you heard of distance makes the heart grow fonder?
2) Fit in fitness. While this might seem a good idea, in actual fact there might be some potholes on the road to better health. Joining a gym can be costly, especially when you hardly go all the time right? Whats more, studies show that most personal trainers dont even know what they’re doing sometimes, having no proper training. And sharing all that equipment with other sweaty guys? Better go solo and jog or something. But then you’d probably be breathing in fumes, or worse, get hit by a car. Bad idea.
3) Tame the bulge. Yeah right. People dont go thin overnight. And unless you stick to a strict regime, most of us wont go anywhere where our weight is concerned. And why not? The minute we lose like 5kg, we celebrate with say, a nice meal at your local diner – only to come back and gain 10kg.
4) Quit smoking. Now being a non-smoker, I cant comment much on this. But when you quit smoking, you’d probably pick something else. Better hope its something healthier, carrot sticks taste ok no? Yet quiting smoking might come with little or no motivation at all. Studies again prove that second-hand smoke can be hazardous to health, worse to that of the smokers themselves. No wonder my friend offers me a cigarette.
5) Enjoy life more. Ok, sound idea. But you cant enjoy life without money. And to earn that, you have to work for it. Getting enough money to lead a more enjoyable life in the future might mean that you’ll be breaking this year’s resolution to keep next year’s resolution. Anyone wants to prove me wrong?
6) Quit drinking. For those of us who are light-drinkers, it might be fine. But for those heavy-drinkers out there, easier said than done. Moreover, through observation we can see that most guys are not very adept at holding a conversation. Well, at least longer than say, an hour. So what else to do? Other than feeling out of place, best to get liquored up and drunk. At least you wake up tomorrow with a headache, enough to make you forget the embarassment of last night.
7) Get out of debt. As with Resolution No.5, unless your idea of enjoying life means frolicking in the beach in your underwear or having some fun time in the park (all costing not much money), then by all means go ahead. But if you’re planning to say go on holiday, buy a car, have a nice dinner at someplace posh with your girlfriend/wife, then you’re sure to incur debt. Not unless you’re full of cash, but by then you’ll be robbed and then you have to borrow to make up for your loss.
8) Learn something new. Ah, this you can keep – and I’ll keep this short. If you want to learn something new, then you should know by now that New Year resolutions are made – to be broken. Heh.
9) Help others. I would do this too, I swear. But when I’m having problems of my own, the last thing I want to do is to help others. I may be selfish, but charity starts at home. Alright, when by the time I’m able to make all my Top Ten Resolutions then I’ll be sure to keep this one. But if you’re like me, then spend all your energy to create a better life for yourself, and from there strive to make someone else’s life as good as yours.
10) Get organized. This has more to do with keeping your home/office/life organized. Small task, but it comes with a strong-will. After all, who can keep things neat when by now, you’ve just broken nearly all your resolutions. Best to chuck your New Year Resolution list out the window, and pride yourself by breaking all ten.
There, I’m done. Any confidence? Dont worry, I have a cure. Its simple. Just remind yourself that you are who you are. No matter what. And nevermind what people say, its your opinion that matters. When you come to realize that, you come to love yourself more. Because whatever good (or bad) habits you have, it all comes down to you. Only you lead the life you want, and only you have the power to change the course of your destiny. No amount of NY resolution list can change that. Any comments?
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