Do you make a New Year’s Resolution? If no, is it because you don’t ever keep them? Well, I have some New Year’s resolutions that you can accomplish. You see I believe in setting goals that I won’t fail at. For example…
- Lose one pound and keep it off. It sounds small but most people gain a pound a year. If I do this every year I’ll lose seven pounds by the time I’m 40.
- Go to the gym one time. People like to set lofty goals like “go to the gym every day.” That’s great but if you set a New Year’s resolution to only go to the gym once you will feel oh so great about yourself every time you go because you are destroying your goal.
- Not poop my pants. Now that’s a resolution I hope I never break.
- Brush my teeth twice a day and floss 2 weeks before my dentist appointment. I don’t have a problem brushing every day, but I stink at making time to floss. I figure that if I can floss two weeks before I go to the dentist they will not tell me that I need to floss more. I’ve never had a cavity but they always reprimand me for my lack of flossing.
- Not eat a single Twinkie. I haven’t had a Twinkie in probably ten years. I figure that if I eat one in 2012 my life is going in the wrong direction.
- Think about doing some sit ups.
- Avoid movies with sparkling vampires.
- Read a book a month. Now that I have kids I read children’s books on a weekly basis. One book a month will be nothing. Those jokers are only a few pages longs. Heh heh heh.
- Watch more TV. Not a lot more, but I’d like to watch more NBA basketball than I did last year.
- Go to bed every night.
- See a lot of superhero movies. Including The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, and the new Spiderman. The jury is still out on whether or not I’ll go see Ghost Rider.
- Learn another language. It’s not that hard. you just have to pick the right language. I’m fluent in American, “yo, what up?” I’m also fluent in Australian, “G’day, mate.” And I’m learning English, “hello guvnor.” Did you know that Randy is not a good name in England? I think it means naughty.
Now listen, you only have 3 days to finalize your resolutions. Think it through. Plan ahead. Aim low and you can be one of the few that keeps your New Years Resolutions. Or…
You can set a realistic goal and come up with a plan on how you are going to keep it. I am thinking about running a half marathon in 2012. It won’t be easy but I plan on running it with friends. We will see if I can keep this goal.
Do you have a New Year’s Resolution?
Does the new Ghost Rider have Nicolas Cage? If so, my resolution will be to not see it.
Larry, yes it does. The only reason I’m considering it is because it’s made by the guy who wrote Batman Begins and the Dark Knight. That makes me think that it won’t stink as bad as the first one.
My resolutions last year was to complete P90X and be a father by this time next year… Well, completed the P90X and I’ve got one in the oven, so I guess I can say I am 2 for 2. This year, I’m gonna go a little less aggressive on the physical fitness goals and go real heavy on that “being a father” one and try to knock that one out of the park. Maybe eat one less Krispy Kreme and one less cookie on Sunday’s I play!
Scott, good for you. P90X is no joke. You are the man!
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Ricky, I don’t have a fat clue what that means, but if I did I think I would have laughed out loud.
Way to aim high, Rob!
Me? Great question. I want to pray bolder prayers. I want to grow closer to God. I want to be more intentional in spending time with my family.
Oh, and I don’t want to see the Eagles have another season in 2012 like they did in 2011.
Jon, great goals. I hope the Eagles can come through for you. This year was a mess.
Well I thought about doing situps, I promise not to see any sparkling vampire movies,I will most certainly go to bed every night ( does sleeping at work count? ), I will do my best not to poop my pants… shoot man I am half way there and the new year hasn’t even started… On a serious note… my ONE resolution for the New Year is to attend WEC weekly… I know it sounds trite but sometimes life gets in the way of us getting there… and that is a horrible excuse because there are 2 campuses and 6 services… this is the one resolution that I am going to work the hardest at.
Brian, that’s a great goal. Make it happen! And get to the preshow.
My New Years resolutions.
1) Read 4 complete books.
2) Work closer to my degree.
3) Eat out less.
4) Start P90X.
5) If I have time climb MT. Everest..well maybe next year..
Joseph, now climbing Mt. Everest would be a blog worthy goal.
uh, I’ve never said ‘hello guvnor’ we’re not all straight out of Mary Poppins or Eastenders! My greeting is ‘all-right?’. Oh and Randy in England means you are someone with a high sexual libido.
Resolutions…..get up before 8am maybe 3 times a week & try to be more contented with what I have.
Don’t wanna overdo it cos I’m not very good with New Years or New Starts, I like my comfort zones!
Although 2011 was better than expected http://talkingchristian.blogspot.com/2011/12/nothing-is-impossible-with-god.html so here’s hoping for 2012!
Happy New Year1
T.C., I hear ya. The English language is so different than the English Americans speak. I tried to watch an English TV show and I couldn’t understand half of it.
Good advice, aim low. That is the feel good suggestion of the year! Actually I do make resolutions each year. I will post on this on Friday. Cheers.
Daniel, I look forward to seeing that post.
My resolutions are to refrain from lying, be more tolerant in general, and to finish the book of Luke.
I’ve grown to hate lying, and the “5 Lies of the Devil” made me change my lying ways so that I don’t lie anymore, at least nothing big, just play stuff at most.
There are a number of areas where I need to be more tolerant: tolerant of stupid people, tolerant of younglings, tolerant of my family (not that they’re unbearable, but sometimes there’s head-butting), etc.
So far I’ve read the first two books of the New Testament, Mathew and Mark, so I still need to read Luke. If I can get John read as well, ten I’ll feel like I’ve gotten a sort of completion or something.
These are all resolutions that we could all uphold. We all she do a little less lying and a lot more truth telling. We should all exercise patience and be tolerant of those around us for the sake of self control. Finally, we should all pop out the Bible and take a good read. Out of 366 days in a year (leap year everybody) we should be able to read one book, even if it’s just a verse a day or something.
Great thoughts Sean. Let me know what you think of Luke. John is my favorite of the four gospels.
You certainly know how to work the system Rob. Good job!
I have goals for next year, but not necessarily resolutions. One of my goals is to write more, listen better and make fun of the Lakers and their fans.
Moe, are you a Knicks fan? Monica and I are trying to go to New York to see the Lakers play them in Feb.
These are good – I set small goals for myself – began losing weight in July and have since lost 25 pounds – have 15 more to go! If I say, “I want to lose 40 pounds this year” it’s just not a reasonable “goal” for me. Baby steps for me 🙂
Cindy, that is amazing! You inspire me. That is something I need to get back at next year.
I plan on cancelling my gym membership this year. It’s good to set resolutions you can keep… maybe drink more coffee, stay up later on weeknights…
Stephen, now that’s the spirit.
With my name I’m very well versed in what Randy means in England. After Austin Powers came out I heard “Do I make you randy?” soooo many times…
I agree with your resolution to see a lot of superhero movies. I’m looking forward to the coming crop!
Randal, me too! Can’t wait!
Fluent in Australian???? Mmmmhhhhh … let me make that a reality.
No self-respecting Aussie stops at “G’day mate”. You must always add “How ya goin’?”
And somewhere in the convo you must say “No worries”
OK now you are fluent
I had a new years resolution, but reading this today made me give it up.
No one ever taught me to floss, and every time I do it (which isn’t often) my gums start to itch/bleed. So I just don’t do it and brush 30 seconds longer to compensate.
A simple resolution for me: cut my thumb on a shard of glass only once this year.
A more challenging resolution for me: run a half or full marathon.