Tag: resolutions

Do you make them? I never do. I am always daunted by a resolution. I feel that it is something to which I must immediately commit and any deviation from that commitment is failure. Wow, the pressure is intense. Instead I set goals for the year, which seem to me a little more forgiving.

This year I am going to set a goal to entertain my friends a little more. When I say a little more, I mean anything would be more than I entertain now. I recognize the irony that the party planner never entertains. With a business to run, a husband, three children, parents and all that comes with them, entertaining hasn’t been high on my priority list; how unfortunate.

It’s a new year and a fresh beginning. The resolutions are as grand as our imagination: lose an exorbitant amount of weight, exercise daily like professional athletes, climb the highest rung on the ladder at work, do volunteer work and community service, get more involved in our children’s schools, recreate the greatest love story ever told and act more considerately toward the in-laws. Yeah right! There is a huge interim from January to January. At the first sign of stress, we relapse into our old habits. But why can’t we implement beyond the first couple of weeks at best? Is it because at the root of our resolution lies the need to impress others?