New Year's Resolutions

Now I just have one question for y'all... Have you already quit your New Year's Resolution?

If your answer is yes, then keep reading. If your answer is no, I congratulate you! Keep up the good work, soldier! You will reap the benefits of it in less than 365 days.

Back to you cheaters... urrr... I mean strugglers. Those of you that told yourself December 31, 2012 at around 11:30 P.M. that you were going to:

Lose weight

Exercise more

Get a job

Do better in school

Be a better parent

Save money

Eat healthier

Lots of you can't understand why it is so hard to carry out a simple little promise that you made to yourself. Part of the problem is, you didn't contemplate and really think about the toughness it would take and the how to. Did you really sit down one December evening and plan an eating schedule out for the next three months, or make a YMCA membership appointment?

 Yea... didn't think so.

Don't get me wrong; I'm not scolding you. But you shouldn't be so hard on yourself either. Try to take small steps in the right direction, and if they are, in fact, small... at least you're on your way. It takes a while to break bad habits and to change as a person. First you will see the change, and then the people around you will see it.

Everyone all over the country has internal struggles that they are dealing with at this time of the year. They ask themselves, "Do I want to start now... or wait til' the Lent Season?" Pretty soon they are back to their same old ways and solutions. "I'll start tomorrow." And that's all fine and dandy... until tomorrow becomes December 31st again. So be patient, and stick with it! We're all rooting for you! (308)