A New Years resolution? Bullshit !!

12/22/07 06:59 AM

Well the end of another year and people are going to make new years resolutions. According to one report I read more than 85% of new years resolutions will not make it into the spring..DUH ! What really has me scratching my head though is why people make these silly promises this one time of the year when we should be doing it all year?

It usually takes a lot to get me angry. When I do get angry I try and understand "why" the persons did what they did to make me angry and then look for some way to modify their, or my, behavior. As I get older I also try and treat people the way that I would want to be treated. To be the best thing I can do for others is to make them smile and make them feel good about themselves...that is the best gift of all. Since I work in healthcare I also try to remind people that the reason we are here is to make life easier for people who are not as healthy as us.

As I get older I have also found that it takes 3 weeks to lose 5 pounds and it seems like 1 day to gain it all back. For this reason I go to the gym at least 5 times a week for 25 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of weights. I do it for myself and my wife because I want to enjoy life as I get older and don't want to worry about potential health issues that I can control. Sure it's easy to be a couch potato but this is something that I owe myself and want to do. I don't need a new years resolution to say that I am going to lose more weight and get in shape. Those people that do won't last a month.

So as we move forward with another year I promise to continue to make more people smile and feel good about themselves. I promise to say "thank you" and let people know who touch me that I love them and value their friendship. The hell with one a year resolutions we need to make resolutions everyday.