January 26, 2015 On The Fence?
Photo by Donna Sherman Hello again. I am writing today, exactly 26 days into 2015, wondering how those New Years Resolutions are going for you? Right. Many of you may be wondering the same thing, yes? Well, no worries. I am here to tell you that, in general, New Years Resolutions don’t work. And I will tell you why, although you already know. Because it is actually quite arbitrary, a “New Year’s Resolution”. Because it is just “A Thing To Do” or even “A Thing To Say You Will Do” Something linked to a vague idea of a new year starting fresh, so it seems like a good idea. But unless your resolution gets linked in some way to something deeper than a calendar day, there is no real power source for the “resolution” to keep going. Let’s face it, New years begin after a good month of parties, stress, disruption of schedules, etc. Come January 1 most people just want to find some structure again, and recuperate. This, too, is not working in your f