Every upcoming New Year, social media is taken over by posts with repetitive captions — “New Year, New Me!” or “It’s a new me this year.” — but is this really the case when you are literally the same exact person you were just a couple months ago?
Everyone always likes exciting, new change or the idea that this new year is going to be your fresh start, but it was 2017 just a couple seconds before. Having a fresh start and a new leaf to turn to is what everyone hopes for after having a lousy year. However, if no effort is being put into the brand new person you wish to be this year, then it’s really not a new you, don’t fool yourself.
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with those who wish to finally get that fresh start that they’ve been waiting for. Many of those people have had such a horrible year that they have been counting down the days till 2018 hits. In the 60 second countdown, they’re being washed of whatever it is they want to leave in 2017. Those horrible grades that seem endless or those relationships that fell and crumbled to the ground — whatever it is that they want to leave behind they have the right to do so.
However, if you are saying “New Year, New Me,” that is expected from you this new year. That line is some a sort of commitment, that you are going to get rid of those bad habits and get rid of the negativity that took over your life last year. Unless you want to continue to be the same person you weren’t happy with in 2017, it’s suggested that you put in some effort to be the person that you truly wish to be in the following year.
This isn’t going to happen overnight, it takes time and patience to better yourself. Take it day by day, there’s nothing wrong with a couple slip ups here and there. A person transitioning into a better version of themselves is bound to make mistakes, it’s only human. A brand new attitude, a change of mentality, and a set of new goals for yourself will help you be this person you were hoping to be.
Although it’s a new year, it’s ultimately just a change of numbers and beginning that first day starts the change. It may take some time to get used, you’ll most likely continue to write “2017” instead of “2018” when you write out the date but, sooner or later you’ll be accustomed to the new year and the new person you’re growing into. Live up to the line, “New Year, New Me” and mean it this year. There’s only one like it, 2018, make it count.
