On your mark, get set…
Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball will begin its 60-second drop at 11:59 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 31.
Millions of people are getting ready and set. They will be off and running in the New Year of 2025.
In 2025, millions plan to walk, run, work, play, and worship with a positive and better attitude. These resolutioners will use January 1 as a springboard for a new start or beginning. Some will pledge to let bygones be bygones and bury the 2024 hatchet.
Go ahead and replace your 2024 planners, pocket, wall, desk, and other calendars. The internet and digital world are ready and will not skip a beat. The transition from 2024 to 225 will be seamless.
The last second of 2024 to January 1, 2025, will be a highly anticipated tick-tock for New Year revelers around the world.
During the year, we may make all kinds of promises and pledges: to be on time, read more, smile more, laugh more, and have more date nights. Last year, I tried to drink more water, write more, and decrease my sweets.
What’s so special about making a promise or resolution about those same goals on January 1 or a few days thereafter?
New Year’s resolutions are all the rave!
Studies reveal that an overwhelming majority of resolutions fizzle out before January 31 of the New Year. The studies don’t deter the resolution enthusiasts.
January 1, 2025, let the resolutions begin!
Making resolutions is a personal decision, and achieving them is a personal commitment.
I haven’t had much success with them because priorities change when life happens (things beyond one’s control). We don’t know and cannot plan for the unexpected, which can impact our enthusiasm and success.
Resolutions that are made because they sound good or because they are a popular annual tradition will not last too far out of the 2025 gate.
Many resolutions focus on exterior results and are based on the social aspects of life, how friends, family, and the world see us. Done for the right reason, these same resolutions, which include exercise, weight loss, new hobbies, travel, and more, can improve one’s health and self-care.
Being committed to the journey, the day-to-day aspects of one’s intentions, instead of the resolute target, can help keep us on track. Resolutions can be more meaningful and achievable when they’re what we want to do, what we’re willing to do, and what we can do, especially if we’re compassionate with ourselves.
It is advantageous for passionate resolutioners to be compassionate with themselves and not too critical.
Simone Biles, who has received 10s on her balance beam competition, has setbacks and off days.
When we fall off the resolution balance beam, for whatever reason, it’s not always easy to get back on. The pass/fail view of resolutions can quickly derail even a very committed person. Being compassionate and less critical of oneself will decrease disappointments and allow for progress.
So, if you make a 2025 resolution, don’t forget to be compassionate with yourself.
Happy New Year!
I hope you are happy and well.