To
make a New Year Resolution, or not to make a New Year Resolution, that is the
question! The tradition of making New
Year resolutions in lost in the annals of time, but the frustration of having
made one and not being able to keep it
up, is still a tradition that follows making such a resolution.
According
to Forbes, only about 8% achieve their New Year resolutions. So, where does
that leave the rest of the millions who did? Tearing their hair out in frustration
in the tradition just mentioned? Or going on a guilt trip for being so weak? Or
kicking yourself for choosing a resolution you can’t keep?
The
much quoted first rule for making a New Year resolution is to keep it simple. So,
is trying to lose weight, eat health. Exercise regularly, quit smoking simple?
Ask the millions who tried and failed, how simple it is!
Here
is my list of simple resolutions, which are easy to keep.
- I will conserve water…by
taking less baths and using more deodorants.
- I will take the stairs instead
of the lifts… as I live on the first floor. If I lived any higher, I would
be jabbing that lift button. Also,
recent events show that lift trips are not too healthy for women.
- I resolve to stop poisoning
my family…by cooking recipes I have seen on the Internet or cooking shows
on television.
- I will think up of a new
excuse for absenting myself from work..it is inhuman to make my boss
listen to the same excuses again and again!
- I will exercise more…by getting
up to pick up the television remote, instead of shouting at my kids to get
it for me.
- I will stop watching TV
serials where someone loses his or her memory, or comes back to life after
dying, or about a Gujarati joint family, or about any joint family…..hey!
I won’t be able to watch anything on TV then!
- I will cut down on time spent
in front of the computer…instead I will use my tablet, iPad, Smartphone.
- I will stop sending
e-mails and talk directly to my spouse... but it is definitely easier
than TALKING and there is NO ARGUMENT!
- I will use the air-conditioner at the optimum temperature to conserve
energy…at least that way I won’t have
to shiver at night with the temperature at 10 degrees .
Now
that you have got the gist, I am sure that you can add many such more . Then
you will be in that top percentage of people who can ACTUALLY keep their New Year resolutions.
Of
course, you can add something like “losing 10 kilograms in one month” and kill
yourself in that effort. Being realistic, is what New Year resolutions are
all about.
As
for me, I resolve to stop associating with people who will ask me about my New Year
resolutions. You can add that to my list above. Rather, my New Year resolution,
is not to make any resolutions!
Happy
2014 !
