EDITORIALS |
|
|
Be sure to check out these other Editorials:
College newspapers may lose free speech
|
|
|
Editor’s Box By Jeff Denmon [email protected] Assistant Editor |
Resolutions: we all make them; we all forget them
With the arrival of the new year, people decide to start out fresh and make new goals for themselves.
New Year’s resolutions are a way for a person to set a goal and work toward it, whether it is to stop smoking, study harder, actually go to class every once in a while or even take that big plunge and change something big such as jobs or colleges.However, my experiences have taught me even the smallest changes are the hardest to make and even worse, keep in mind.
These little things include anything from speaking your opinion more often to cutting back on sweets and candies to getting out more.Whatever the resolution, unless it is as heartfelt as any other goal you make for yourself, it will be forgotten by mid-June unless acted upon.
Some people decide not to make resolutions. The idea of not having a goal for the year so they can limitlessly expand their ideas is attractive at first, but then they realize by late October they’ve sat and simply let the year pass them by.I believe the best way to deal with the lack of resolution is to counterbalance no actively pursuing a long-term goal by setting many short-term goals.
Who knows?That one short-term goal achieved could lead to a much larger goal.
When dealing with the lack of resolution, one must keep an open mind.