New Year’s Resolutions: Spreading Inspiration

Sheyenne Hart, Perspectives Editor
January 7, 2016

This is the time of year when people put down the snacks, turn off the TV and try to change their lives for the better. Personally, I love this time of year: everyone has a positive, fresh attitude. They have these attitudes either because it’s a new year and they can leave the past in the past or they have decided to create a resolution to follow. Resolutions are good place to start when you want to reach a goal, long or short term.

Resolutions are a great way to start a new year because you decide to take control of your life to get where you want to be. The nice thing about resolutions is that when other people have a positive attitude, it spreads. Whenever someone talks to me so passionately or I see on social media how well someone is doing with their resolutions, this makes me feel like I should keep going with my own. I find a lot of my inspiration through others and when I see that they are doing well, I make sure to let them know I’m there supporting them.

People should have at least one resolution in order to keep their life interesting. When you challenge yourself it pushes you to not let yourself down. I have a hard time putting my pride aside when it comes to admitting defeat, so I follow through with the challenges I give myself in order to feel content with the result. If you give yourself a goal and you reach it, just imagine how you could branch out and do more to better yourself/everyone.

Should people have New Year's Resolutions?

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Resolutions create an environment where people have goals and are less focused on their troubles and more focused on doing their best. A lot of people’s troubles come from other people and it is like a big circle of tension, but if you take out a single source of tension, it lessens. And we all could use a little less stress in our lives.

I believe those who choose to make a resolution also benefit others with their progress and their attitude. Whenever I am not particularly happy or sad and someone around me is gushing with glee, it brightens my mood for a little bit. And when I am cheerful ,I will often talk to others and joke, making them happy too and soon a group of us is laughing and joking, all because one person had spread the happiness.

Stick to your resolutions: They will help you develop skills you can use later like moderation, drive or commitment. In your journey to achieve your goal you will inspire others, which encourages them to do better. Resolutions are not a shameful thing to have, especially if you are breaking a bad habit. Even if others say it is unrealistic, keep going and see how far you get. You might even prove them wrong.