Who Needs a New Years Resolution?

Maybe it's just me but I don't think anybody should feel pressured to have a new years resolution. Society has fallen for this one "hook, line and sinker." Interestingly this tradition began back in Roman times when the God Janus, the God of Beginning and Endings, was worshiped. It was a time to examine your life and make new beginnings. Now I'm not trying to throw cold water on your "resolution party," but haven't we progressed as a society to at least be a little suspect of the whole resolution and worshiping of the Gods thing? Personally, I think it's an insult and I think we've all been duped and I'll tell you why. (Now... I am coming from place of COMMON SENSE.) I don't think there was a Roman God Janus. I think what really happened is that there were two mothers sitting in a park (in Rome) watching their kids play. One mom was a Jew and the other a Catholic. The J mom said "how can we know that they'll always do what we would want them to do?" The C mom replied "yes this is important since whatever they do is a reflection of us as mothers." J mom "we need to instill guilt in them and let that be their inner voice." C mom "yes and we'll do it by teaching them to set an unrealistic expectation of themselves on January 1st because that is today's date." J mom "what shall we call this guilt thing?" C mom "we'll call it a resolution because there's a wise man or a profit or someone with that name in the bible...that way we can attach the guilt to our faith to ensure that it works." And through time all mothers adopted the idea and grabbed hold like a mad dog on a pant leg. And so the legend continues. You have one single day in the year to turn over a new leaf, which by the way, is only intended to make yourself become more bearable to yourself. When you examine it, it's silly isn't it. For instance, losing weight, minimizing debt and stopping smoking/drinking are the top favorites year after year after year. Seriously, who CARES if you do any of these things and SO WHAT if you fail to do so by say....the 5th of January. I'll tell you who would care.....YOUR Mama!!

So rethink that resolution (if you made one). Who does it make happy...you or your Mama?

So there is the shocking and dirty truth about New Years Resolutions. You can thank me later.