I was choosing something insignificant in a supermarket one of the first days of January while I, not in a stalking-ly way, overheard two girls talk nearby. One asked the other something about her New Year’s resolution and the other replied that exercising every day is one of the major points there.
“Good luck with that”, I thought sarcasticly, and continued making my selection over something, very likely, severely unhealthy.
Fine, maybe finally cleaning up your drawers is a goal that is a bit too simple and domestic for any kind of resolution, but if one’s actually making a list for his/her New Year’s resolution, being at least a bit realistic, to my mind, is the way to go. That’s why if someone asks me about what my aspirations are for this year, I say using my most serious voice: “To sort my life out, to finally realize what I want to do with my future and follow that path.” And then, I can’t help but burst into laughter.
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By now, you might have understood that I am not a big fan of such grandiose resolutions. I do reflect on how the previous year was and hope to find more motivation in the next one to finally start [insert a name of sports here], continue with [language], and learn how to [cook? drive? operate good old Microsoft Word using more shortcuts?]. Therefore, don’t get me wrong: make those lists of areas to overcome yourself in if you wish so.
Yet in addition to anything you have on that list that, like many people, you may not admit exists, I would like to propose one more point. Having observed, talked to, and read the statuses on Facebook of our CEU community members (especially during the very last weeks of 2010), there is one thing that I do hope that list will have: “to worry less”
Readings, no matter how boring sometimes, come and go. Papers can’t kill you. Early morning classes deter a potential hangover (or, well, makes it unbearable!). Gaps between classes allow for more Facebook messages to old friends. Studying till 4am provides a good excuse for the sweetest nap the next day.
And this is just one potential list which depends entirely on how you choose to see all those so-called worries. You can choose to panic and complain over everything or you can choose…something else. Seeing that there is a choice, I’d say, is a great skill to work on. It may not come easy but, at the same time, isn’t New Year’s resolution meant for something more challenging?
Happy 2013, everyone, and welcome back!
JustinaPoskeviciute,
Political Science, Lithuania
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