The purpose of N.Y's resolutions?

This month, I've seen a lot of the following statuses, comments etc.

'Leaving behind a lot of people in 2010'

'New year, new me'

'2010 wasn't my year, 2011 has to be better'

I'm not going to lie, I'm guilty of that mentality as well - believing that I'm going to be transformed when the clock strikes 12 and I enter the 1st of January, as if I'm a twisted living Cinderella. The truth is, I'm not going to be revealed as this fantastic, new person all of a sudden, and fundamentally why does this change have to happen at the start of a new year, and why not start implementing the change from the moment of realisation?

New Year's Resolutions may as well be forgotten, because really the entrance of a new year seems like a lot of hype, yes it's another year that the Lord has blessed us with, but really, isn't it just another day? We can make a resolution each and everyday to change our lifestyle, right? New Year's resolutions just give us the opportunity to indulge in our bad habits for that little bit longer. Now, I don't want to appear critical, but think - what is stopping you from changing whatever it is that you want to change from today? Seriously, why wait? Tomorrow isn't promised to us, so make the most of today. If for example, you want to get closer to God, read the bible, pray! But do it today! Do not deceive yourself in saying for example 'From the beginning of 2011 I'm going to read the bible everyday and pray.' Just simply do it from now!!!

The road isn't going to be easy, but don't give up, just pick yourself up, dust yourself off and keep going - no matter what you are trying to achieve. God isn't going to love you any less, if something goes wrong and remember, you should not love yourself any less if something goes wrong. Keep persevering to reach your goal, because it's you that is going to have the satisfaction and happiness of that achievement.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not against celebrating the start of a new year, I just want to encourage a new, refreshed mindset. Take your life day by day, make yourself happy and don't wait for others to do it for you and start changing your life from the moment the thought enters your head not the 1st of January.

I hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and have a blessed New Year.

Love you all

Jade Chanel x