Reading pane settingsThe New Year resolution is an annual ritual for tens of millions of people who make them, and for god reason. It’s a perfect time to re-evaluate the past twelve months, a time to set goals, adjust priorities. Every year’s end people all over the planet give themselves firm intentions that beginning of the New Year we are going to lose weight be more confident, achieve more success and travel. Surprisingly, enough losing weight figured in 92% people’s wish-list and success and money came after! Just goes to show the low self –esteem we all suffer from. Gym enthusiasts and exercise freaks swear by diets, cardio and abs–crunches and one house-wife Tanu has drastically started the K challenge and a cabbage soup diet to fit into her dress for New Year’s Eve. She swears by this diet and expects to knock the extra weight to usher in the New Year.

Women of the city also swear to spend more time with their children but it is so difficult in the rounds of parties and weddings and girl- time/ kitty parties. As the New Year approaches they are making up by taking them out to the local bowling alley or organizing them in after-s school classes to occupy them! Duneep is finally fulfilling her desire to get herself a tattoo proclaiming her to be a pure desi jatti.

The rush of the days, the heady feeling that the year is ending is giving vent to all suppressed desires and feelings. Be it a new hair color or the newest laser treatment. For men, it’s giving into the latest car accessory and in some cases giving into purchasing the latest car.

Resolution (n): a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner. The act of making up your mind about something.



New Year's Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. ~Mark Twain



Every year starts and ambitiously we make lists and jot down what all we want to achieve, to realize aspirations, to make the present year count more. Humans have the distinct ability to plan, to comprehend the situations and to act accordingly. This particular trait drives all of us to make goals, to- do lists and to make constructive plans. But, wait the year is ending and the decade too. We all started out this year with ambitious goals which we wanted to achieve and conquer. The lofty sights we had set our eyes on are all attainable and near if we follow a simple methodology.Unfortunately, we get so caught up in life that in the hustle –bustle they get chucked into the background and we defer it for another day. Does that extra day ever come? Is it created for us especially by God, squeezing in the magical day via the time turner which Hermoine has? Life would be so simple and easy if we all could control the ticking of time. Father Time has never waited for anyone.

The countdown has already started, with barely 10 days to go for the year to start and the new decade to begin….. It’s time to finish those goals and it’s not exactly rocket science which one needs to learn. It’s simple, doable, at first dig out the list which you had made in the beginning of the year, if not made well put it down in clear words in actual sentences what all you wanted to do this year. Let the writing stare back at you, not out of sight out of mind. Let the resolutions be like the feel of actual crisp green money in one’s hands!!

Well, after you’ve ticked off what all you have achieved till the nth month decide what things will help you to keep the resolutions which you had made. The important thing here is to actually start doing things maybe in baby steps to realize them. If you expect a meteor shower or magic, well that’s all corny. It just doesn’t happen .Put your resolutions in to action, if you wanted the six-abs or a size zero dreaming about is not going to help. However, long you salivate over the supermodel’s figure or keep on wishing, it’s just not going to happen till you stop picking up the next piece of cake! Start now so you can achieve the resolutions because it’s worth it and so are you.Gurbinder Singh Anand realized his resolution by simply picking up the cash bowl/box in front of the holy book –Sri Guru Granth Sahibji.He says,” I would like everyone to remove the golak that lies in front of our holy books and our godly idols- why make HIM like a beggar, we can keep such donation boxes in separate rooms.

It is also important that at the end of the year, when the New Year is going to start we also do some emotional wellbeing. Celebrate the new you by putting behind all that has been stopping you from spreading out your wings and has been acting as a mill stone dragging you down. Usher in the new decade by letting go and liberating so that we are happier and in turn healthier. Being comfortable in one’s own skin is what Yogeet Brar says is her resolution. Often we judge or live our lives in accordance with the society and external factors forgetting ourselves, and making us dysfunctional. Nothing is worth warping the mind, body and soul.

Along with, realizing the goals at the fag-end of the year try taking control of the society and environment around you. Jasjit Sihota , an NRI farmer form the US says How about trying to be a better person ? and quotes, Yesterday is gone, Tomorrow has not yet come. WE have only today. Let us begin.” Mother Teresa. Not trying to be sanctimonious here, but until unless we all collectively start taking steps to resolve the problems facing us , there wouldn’t be a next person to blame it on!