Complaint or Commitment?

by Liberty Donahue

A highly overlooked, yet intriguing piece of trivia I doubt you knew about is that the second Friday of every January has been coined as “Quitters Day.” Common knowledge dictates that the general individual begins each new-year with a New Year’s Resolution. This is typically a goal to be better, do better, or to improve something with the experience they have gained from the previous year, or years. I’m sure that you, if not having made one for yourself, surely have heard of this term in one way or another. We strive to try and change old habits or grow as an individual. Additionally you have most likely been acquainted with the stereotype of quitting before you ever even begin. At the beginning of the year, the old has passed and we all move on with a new sensation of hope and determination to dream bigger and better, however this motivation soon dries out by the end of the month and monotonous dreariness of routine sets in, killing out new born aspirations. This has become a target of continuous jest and jokes in our culture making it even harder and threatening to begin with.

This is the inescapable cycle of the unfortunate “Quitters Day.” Most common aspirations could be health benefits like, going to a local gym, eating better or growing your own food. Maybe some could be spiritual; going to church regularly, reading your bible more often, or remembering to pray. These are all wonderful goals to achieve and I find it so sad that countless amounts of the population give up on resolutions so incredibly early into the year. The truth is that results take time, and progress is the result of long hard commitment and patience. So many people today are so used to getting everything they want, whenever they want, as soon as they can get it, this is a result of constant consumption of nonstop entertainment on social media and online shopping. It’s a simple flick of a finger to get you from one place to another now and it has never been so simple to get what you want in all of human history. If you never put a muscle to work, it will never grow, and it’s the same concept with continuous persistence. If we really want to see improvement, we need to stop complaining and do something to make a change. So stick to your goals with dedication, you don’t want to end up quitting before it has even begun.