#2 – Don’t make New Year’s Resolutions

I don’t think most kids make New Year’s resolutions.   It seems that people, mostly adults, make them when they want to quit a bad habit or start a good one.  Not that kids don’t have bad habits but we’re still at the age when we don’t think we do.     But then some adults are just the same.

I’m only 13 but I think if people figured out why they do the bad things or why they don’t have the good habits, then maybe they would be able to make the changes a little easier.

Ever since I was old enough to talk, my mom always took time to explain the “why” for things.  She thought that if I knew why something was, it would be eaiser to understand or help me do what she was asking.  She swore she’d never use the saying, “Do it because I said so.”  She has always explained a reason.

That’s kind of the same thing with resolutions or trying to change a habit.  If you know and understand the “why”, then maybe it will be easier to fix.  Plus unless you really want to, you won’t stick to it anyway.  Even for me, I usually don’t try very hard to change things unless I really want to.   So you just have to make up your mind and WANT TO.

Here’s the other thing about resolutions.  If you officially make them and then can’t stick to them, you’ll feel much worse than if you just keep trying without really saying you have a resolution.  What’s the point anyway?  Just do it!!!