resolutions!!!!!!!
12.18.07 (5:21 am) [edit]2007 will soon say goodbye and 2008 will take its place and because of this, I am sure that many people are now reflecting on the year that has passed to formulate their new year's resolutions, and some will even have the guts to post it on their blog. Before I continue I would just like to say that I have nothing against those people that will formulate their new year's resolution. In fact I am even encouraging everyone to have their resolutions for the coming year. It is absolutely better than doing nothing.
There are two things I would like to criticize on those people making their new year's resolution. The first is an obvious one. For the first month, it will be very noticeable for these people that they are really doing their resolutions. But after sometime, they will go back to their old habit. They can't do their resolutions anymore. An explanation for these is that some may have not been very sincere when they were making their resolutions.
The second one is this. Most of these people only make resolutions every New Year. Why make resolutions only every December? Every day, I am sure that everyone have committed a mistake and these, I suppose, these also require resolutions. Yes, you heard me right, I am saying tat everyday we should do resolutions for the day that has passed. This is to make you a better person everyday.
This is why there is a certain norm of piety for this and it is called examination of conscience. This is done every night. This is the formula for the examination of conscience. Ask yourself three things: (1) What did I do the whole day; (2) What are the bad things I did today and; (3) What will I do for me not to commit the same mistakes again.
When you are making resolutions, one thing is very important. It is Sincerity. And when you have already made your resolutions, constantly ask God to give you Fortitude to help you do all your resolutions.
A resolution that I have formulated to do for the next year is this, to do the examination of conscience every night. I suggest include this to your New Year's Resolution. ORAYT????????
posted by: ammegan (reply)
post date: 12.18.07 (5:58 pm)
Resolutions are harder to write once you get older...;) Thanks for sharing urs here..
posted by: 1/3 of YRP (reply)
post date: 12.19.07 (1:32 am)
If people didn't know you that well and read this, they'd say you were a pessimist and you have a menstrual problem with the world.... which is weird coz your message is optimistic (well... sort of)
oh well. everyone has their way with resolutions and this isn't an ideal world, now is it?
good thing, there are people like you who actually think about things and give meaning to what they do rather than perform something out of habit, ne?
good luck with your resoultions, though.
good post.