The time for making official New Year’s resolutions has passed. Yet, that doesn’t stop most of us from making some new intentions for 2025. It isn’t worth saying them aloud, as intentions remain unspoken and therefore never have to be accounted for. It is after the fact that someone claims, “Well, I intended to do…” Meeting a goal is very different from thinking about it only. It morphs into the lifeless annual resolution.
It only is activated by adding a specific time limit, such as “by the end of January, I will have lost 10 pounds” or, “by the end of February, I will have completed an exercise regimen.” Planning to achieve a personal goal often never gets beyond that thought.
The resolutions spoken aloud to friends or family during a celebration are just for show. They sound serious. Ask anyone what their resolutions were for this coming year and you will have the usual intentions. Another year goes by, before we fully realize that tradition at the start of every year probably should be discontinued. We will most likely keep the tradition alive though, as it gives us some hope of change.
By Dolly Viscardi
