Perhaps instead of a New Year’s resolution in the form of a goal, task, or quitting a bad habit overnight; maybe it’s time to make a commitment to being kind, honest, and not so darn hard on ourselves.⁠ ⁠ Rethink your new year's resolutions with this excerpt ⁠by Nicole Bradley-Bernard for New York Gal⁠ / ⁠ "New Year’s resolutions seem to stem from this idea of a new year being some kind of metaphorical “starting over” and we feel as if we are somehow going to become completely different people because of it. As if a mere number changing on the calendar makes anything different.⁠ ⁠ While this isn’t always a bad thing (everyone can always improve themselves), it is still a yearly reminder that we’re not even good enough for ourselves. Get realistic and make changes when/how you will actually commit to them.⁠ ⁠ Change Doesn’t Happen Just Because It’s A New Year. Don’t get me wrong – I am 100% in support of improving ourselves and trying to accomplish our ultimate goals and dreams. However, I don’t think it almost ever happens because we are inspired by something as arbitrary as a new year. Change happens when we commit to it, not just because we say that “this is the year” (it probably isn’t)"⁠ ⁠ What do you think?⁠ ⁠ #insaisei #hello2023⁠