We’ve
arrived at the time of year where most Americans are making new year resolutions. From losing weight to quitting smoking, people have vowed as of
January 1st to change their lives for the better. You've probably
seen the Facebook and Twitter updates that go something like this:
“Thanking God to see another year! This year will be my best year ever!”
or
“This is the year of change! No more of the old me!”
The
prospect of a new flawless year lying before us seems to get us all in the mood
for improvement, but when February rolls around most of us are right back where
we were on December 31st. The pressure of sustaining change
throughout the entire year becomes more than we feel we can bear and we end up
back in the same bad habits we were trying to change. The good news is that we
have 7 opportunities each week, 24 opportunities each day to make and act on
resolutions to change our lives.
We
don’t have to wait until January 1st to make a resolution to better
our lives. If you’re reading this right now, you have the opportunity in your
hands to make things better. Try it today. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once
said, “The time is always right to do what’s right.” There’s no need to put a
future date on doing what needs to be done. Start NOW!
Whatever
it is you want to improve on, start immediately. Change those Facebook and
Twitter updates to something that goes like this:
“Thanking God to see another DAY! This DAY will be my best year ever!”
or
“This is the DAY of change! No more of the old me!”
You
could even go as far to break it down to the hour, minute, or even second. The
point remains; we have new opportunities that pass with every heartbeat.
There’s no need for us to wait on the calendar to make a change. Start right
now, right where you stand. Don’t let the next January 1st find you
in the same place making the same resolutions as you did last year. Resolve
each day, each hour, each minute, each second to be better, then go make it
happen!