Back in college, during my years of enlightenment, I stumbled upon the futility of New Year's Resolutions. I had been a supporter of the practice since I grew up in a household that, on the surface, seemed to support the practice but by February, I barely remembered what I had resolved or more often than not, that I had resolved anything in the first place. But with age comes wisdom and college brings a lot of wisdom right to your door.
One of those wise ones, was a gal down the hall. At the beginning of my second semester, as we were procrastinating our studies by doing laundry, I asked her what her new year's resolution was, if she cared to share. Oh boy, did she share! She shared how antiquated the notion of a resolution at new year's was and why those who follow that antiquated notion were nothing but antiquated themselves. She went on, but I got her point.
I had never bothered to think about the notion of a resolution, let alone why I'd want to do it on any particular calendar day but I thought about it that night. And I figured that I could make a resolution to lose weight, exercise more, spend less, save more, study harder, etc on any day of the year. January first doesn't have to be a day for anticipating anything special. My life didn't begin on January first, so why not make a resolution on your birthday, or on your kids' birthdays or resolve to do more for your spouse on your anniversary. Every day is a new day and a new chance for you to start something new. Don't wait for the calendar to change to resolve to make a change in your life - start today.
Or tomorrow. Tomorrow's good too.
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