New Year’s Resolutions

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New Year's Resolutions

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January 26, 2012 • Leslye Martinez, Staff Reporter  
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

2012 is here and along with a new year, resolutions are made. A new year’s resolution is said to be a commitment that someone makes to goals or the forming of a new habit. When these people make their resolutions, they commit to doing so the entire year. What kinds of resolutions are made? Everyone sets a different goal according to what they are living in those moments. For example, a very common resolution is to improve well being. To be more specific, lose weight, better diet, exercise more, drink less alcohol, quit smoking, and more. Improving oneself is also very common in people. For example, to be more organized, be less grumpy, make more friends, etc. It’s fairly easy to pick out a resolution, but it is not as easy to achieve the goal. The key to achieving your goal is to be determined to finish what you have started, and not achieve it by yourself. Share those resolutions with your husband, with your siblings, or with anyone who you know is going to support you. Find that one person who is going to motivate you and have success.

So what do our Bucs think? Did they set New Year’s resolutions, and what are they? Amel Garcia, senior this year, was asked, “Did you make any New Year’s resolutions?”He replied, “I did. I want to exercise, accept myself, eradicate love, and reflect on others what I want to see in the world.” These resolutions here are very personal, and very well thought of. This is exactly what resolutions should be like – well thought out goals that will allow you become a better person. Because the key to achieving your goals is to work with someone else. We asked Amel who he was working with, “me, myself and I” he replied. We at the Beachcomber wanted to know how he was doing in accomplishing it, and he said that he was doing good so far, except for the exercise, that he hasn’t been doing that.

Mrs. Christman, Senior English and AVID teacher shared with me her New Year’s resolutions. “I made two … to lose weight and be closer to God.” Because she is a grown up, the resolution tends to be more in-depth and well thought out. So how is she accomplishing these? “I set time a side to do these two…I do read the Bible more…I have been eating less.” She pointed out that her husband has been a great help for both of her goals. Another student that was happy to share her goals with us was Tania Mejia, a senior this year as well. When we asked her if she had made any she said, “Yes, eat healthy, have better grades, be more active and spend more time with my family.” We happen to love Tania’s resolutions because it’s all about her. She wants to improve her image, her brain, and be closer to her love ones; one could say the same thing. When asked about her progress and who is helping her, she said, “I’m doing good so far, I organize my time to be able to do a little bit of them all. For example, on Mondays I run and do Zumba, Tuesdays I spend more time with my dad and so on with the rest… my friends are the ones motivating me to keep going because they come along to exercise with me.”

What about those who don’t make Resolutions, those who maybe think that they’re pointless? Lucky for us, we found someone to give their point of view. Morgan Johnson, senior this year, quoted “No, because I don’t think I should, half the time it won’t happen, set goals a little at a time.” She could be right. Why say what you want to accomplish when the clock strikes twelve instead of setting goals every week, every month, or even every day? Whether you like to set those New Year’s Resolutions or simply set goals as you go, remember to makes those very specific and clear. Find someone to share these goals with and ask them to help you accomplish them. You can do it if you are determined to do so.

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