Well, we're halfway through January now; how many of your resolutions are still standing?
I predict that about five percent of people who read that are feeling a bit smug about their accomplishments right now. The remaining 95 percent is just a mix of people admitting defeat or laughing nervously.
In my (and your) defense: this is probably one of the hardest New Years in a long while.
Sure, we all had some level of hope that putting a hellish year behind us would result in positive changes, but time is a human construct and reality doesn't care about our calendar.
Oh? Did you resolve to go to the gym three times per week? Sorry, but your gym got closed after an outbreak of COVID-19 was declared on site.
How does willpower compete with the sheer immensity of suck in the world right now?
So be kinder to yourself. It's not a race and frankly, no one can cross a finish line easily when obstacles keep kicking them in the shins.
Celebrate the small steps and for now, ignore that finish line out in the distance.
