Hello, 2013.

I'm a little late on the topic, but lately I've been thinking a lot about New Year's resolutions. 

I used to be forced to write my New Year's resolutions on pretty pieces of paper to be hung around the classroom. I thought it was just a fun craft project. I never really cared for, or thought about them. 

Ever since, I never made serious ones in which I really worked at to achieve. Every year it's been eat healthier and exercise more, and every year I fail at that (as evident by this blog). But this year is different. I thought I would actually try this "new year, new me" thing. 

I didn't write my resolutions on sparkly paper and I kind of make them up as I go. But I've chosen a few to really stick to. 

My first one sounds a lot more obvious than when actually in practice, but it is to keep close the people worth keeping. Last year, I found myself scrambling around to make time for    everyone. I pushed the people I actually wanted to be around away to make time for others. But time is the most valuable thing you can give a person, so why waste it on someone who isn't really worth it? This year, I hope to reserve the valuable time for those who can make a positive difference in my life. 

My next one is just to become a better person, not only make a positive difference in my life, but in others. I find that everything as a selfish motive behind it. There is no selfless deed. But if I can do deeds in which the only selfish motive behind it is to make myself feel better because I'm helping other people, then that's really all I can ask for. I'll gladly own up to that selfishness. 

Even though it's only ten days into the new year, I think I've done quite a good job at keeping these resolutions. It's amazing to see how many people's days I can make better just by my simple acts. It makes me feel so much more significant because I'm actually contributing something back. When you know you're the reason a person is smiling, it's enough to warm you through this winter.

New Year's resolutions are a powerful method to kick start a great new year. But we shouldn't reserve bettering ourselves to just the beginning of the year, we should be making resolutions all year round.