Do you still have new year's resolutions?
By K31
@keihimekawa (2009)
Philippines
January 3, 2012 10:30pm CST
It's a bit late to start this topic since 2012's already here but I just thought of this questions while responding to some discussions here in myLot.
So, do you guys still make resolutions for the new year? If you did, what exactly do you want to do for this year?
As for myself, I never really believed in new year's resolution :P Before, I always list them down and by the end of the year, I only complete less than 3 from the list and in some way, I feel depressed about it (not in a major way though). After those times, I decided to stop listing them and just go on with the mantra "A person can only change something if he/she REALLY wants to change it"
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11 responses
@Lhenni (1242)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
I practiced it before,... but not now. I just do whatever can make me happy without harming others *LOL... I think I got presssured then listing my new years resolutions... I've no motivations to make it happen. I just go with my friends resolutions listing... and asking... and to just have something to share... *pity me!
I've change now *LOL... no listing, just doing!
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@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
Exactly my point! Sames goes with me :P I made loads of resolutions and wasn't even able to meet half of them :P
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
Hi kei!
Same here. I used to make new year's resolution but I end up not doing them so I stopped at some point of my life and never make any new year's resolution again. 
It's been like that for years but this year, on January 1, I felt like making a single new year's resolution. 
I haven't been going to church for long years, I did not even go during Christmas and on my last birthday. So I told myself I'd start going to church again, maybe not regularly, but I will do my best to go once in a while until I make it a habit. That's my single new year's resolution which I already started on the first day of the year. 
It's been like that for years but this year, on January 1, I felt like making a single new year's resolution. I haven't been going to church for long years, I did not even go during Christmas and on my last birthday. So I told myself I'd start going to church again, maybe not regularly, but I will do my best to go once in a while until I make it a habit. That's my single new year's resolution which I already started on the first day of the year. @keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
Awww that's a worthwhile resolution. Truth to be told I'm also a Christian Agent XD Christian by name but I never really practice it. I rarely go to church :(
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
5 Jan 12
As you can see I'm not very religious, too but there are times that I find comfort in praying and even when I'm at church. I still believe though that we can pray anywhere, anytime and it doesn't have to be inside a church.
I still believe though that we can pray anywhere, anytime and it doesn't have to be inside a church.1 person likes this
@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
5 Jan 12
I agree with you. You don't need to find a right place to pray since you can do it anywhere as long as you pray whole-heartedly :)
@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
4 Jan 12
I do the same as you do. I never make a list of what to achieve in a year. I am confident that if one wants to change his or her life, he or she should change it. Although I don't make a list, I always remember things I must do. This will make me work on the targeted track.
@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
5 Jan 12
Exactly! For me resolutions are just like "reminders" but not all people follow them to a "T". It's like posting a note/list near you but always most of the time, you tend to forget to read the list :P
@midnightbliss (541)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
i used to make new year's resolution but like most people, i can't keep it. this year i didn't make any, why wait for the new year to make changes when everyday is an opportunity to change.
@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
5 Jan 12
Exactly my point! If you want to change something and you had your heart on making that change, you'll do it without the list and you'll definitely not wait for new year :D
@bashabasha (400)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
Before I always make a new year's resolutions but I always failed and now I forget about it because I feel I'm not ready to stop my smoking habit. So now I don't have one since that the problem I wanted to change but I always failed of quitting :D
@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
5 Jan 12
Good luck with this year then :D I hope you do minimize smoking though :)
@bashabasha (400)
• Philippines
5 Jan 12
Thank you! I hope too as well for myself because I know smoking is dangerous to my health. Have a good day.
@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
5 Jan 12
I think that's called "Going along with the flow" :D I'm quite like that too :D
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
4 Jan 12
No, I absolutely refuse to have anything to do with the nonsense that are i fact New Year's Resolutions. If I am going to do something, I'm just going to go out and do it. I'm not going to bother to wait until the New Year to do so. I'm going to really step right into the light and work for something that I want to accomplish, before, at or after the New Year.
At one time, I've done New Year's Resolutions but I'll be honest, they rarely will get accomplished. When I make actual goals as opposed to half hearted resolutions that are made out of obligations for some foolish tradition, I am more likely to rather accomplish them to say the very least. The only resolution that people should be made is to not make any new year's resolutions and leave this foolishness in the outdated thinking bin where it belongs. Make goals, follow up on them but a new year's resolution is a poor man's substitute for actual progress.
@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
5 Jan 12
Sames goes with me. If there's something you want to do/change and you had your heart set on it, there's no need for a list or wait for new year to accomplish it :)
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
4 Jan 12
I have new year's resolution written at the end of every year. But sadly not all of them go the way I want them to. But anyway this year one of my resolution is to try and complete my resolution. Like every year, I have a list of things I wanna change this year and things I wanna achieve, and I hope I get to do all of them
@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
5 Jan 12
Great to hear that there are people who keeps resolutions. I do hope you complete everything on your list :D Good luck!
@akmyers (22)
•
4 Jan 12
I decided to keep it simple this year. My New Year's resolution is to write more thank you notes. I really like receiving them and struggle when writing them. It is hard to come up with a nice note that expresses my appreciation, but does not sound formulaic. Hopes springs eternal.
@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
Wow! Thank you note! That kind of thought is not really practiced here but I've been wanting to try it out
@carlotay123 (213)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
hmmm , New Year's resolution ? :)
probably, I'll start making myself tall cuz I'm 17, but my height is still 5'0 :(
@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
5 Jan 12
I'm 27 and my height's 5'2 but then again I'm a girl. I'm quite sure you'll grow taller :P
@trinkabelle (432)
•
4 Jan 12
yes, for the best part of 2011 i have been in bad health, weight issues, etc, i intend to change this by changing my lifestyle, recently i was ill and i am just getting back to normal again, so 2012 is the time now to improve my health by staying healthy and changing things for the better
@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
That's good to hear :D I hope you can fulfill your resolution. Good health is of utmost important for everyone :)
