I absolutely hate New Year's resolutions.  It makes me feel lazy and dumb and self-centered.  Half the time I promise myself to spend more time reading my Bible, which never happens, or to exercise, which also rarely happens.  Sometimes I decide to take school more seriously, which I overdid in high school.  I always try to be less awkward, and I always fail.  Regardless of its intentions, resolutions always end up making me feel worse about myself than when I started.

This year, I'm saying that those goals aren't going to be my idols.  I'm going to eat to feed myself and run because exercise makes you happy, apparently, and I only have one body.  I'm going to study and do schoolwork because I want to be the best teacher possible.  I'm going to try to love others like Jesus would because everyone is going through something and needs it.  I'm going to forgive myself like Jesus would too because that's really the heart of a lot of my problems.

So may your 2013 be filled with love, peace, and blessings.