
Jan Harris
Deputy Group Editor
6:00 PM 31st December 2024
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Happy New Year - 2025
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Image by Alexa from Pixabay
The countdown is on - it is New Year's Eve (the last day of 2024) and the first day of 2025 and a new year (New Year's Day) is only a few hours away. Big Ben will strike at midnight.
A new year is a time for new beginnings and when one thinks of the future and all it can and may bring.
What is a New Year's resolution?
It is a tradition where a person decides on something which will change or improve their life.
We've all been there - the old year has come to an end and a new year begins so it is the time to make a New Year's resolution.
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Image by Eliza from Pixabay
The first New Year's resolutions:
The ancient Babylonians were the first people to make New Year's resolutions some 4,000 years ago.
They used to make promises to the gods at the start of a new year in order to win their favour. They would return borrowed objects and pay off debts.
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Image by Eliza from Pixabay
10 popular New Year's resolutions:
Lose weight or go on a diet
Eat more healthily
Do more exercise or join a gym
Save more or spend less
Give up smoking
Drink less alcohol
Eat less chocolate or even give it up
Change job or career
Spend more time with friends and family
Learn a new skill or hobby
The reason why most people fail with their New Year's resolution is that an unrealistic goal is set.
So why do we make New Year’s resolutions every year when so few of us manage to follow them through?
Why not in 2025 consider volunteering or supporting a charity instead of trying to give something up.
Make a realistic resolution that you can stick to and not make one that you can't live up to. Spending more time with friends and family seems like the best resolution to me.
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Photo by Shutter Speed on Unsplash
Some New Year quotes:
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow
- Albert Einstein
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream
- C.S Lewis
Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing
- Sarah Ban Breathnach
Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one
- Brad Paisley
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step
- Chinese proverb
Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection
- Mark Twain
The best is yet to come
- Frank Sinatra
It is never too late to be what you might have been
- George Eliot
You are never too old to reinvent yourself
- Steve Harvey
Every moment is a fresh beginning
- T.S Eliot
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past
- Thomas Jefferson
The new year stands before us like a chapter in a book waiting to be written
- Melody Beattie
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts
- Eleanor Roosevelt
You will never win if you never begin
- Helen Rowland
These are just a few of the wonderful quotes I found.
So as we stand on the threshold of 2025 let us make the most of every day whatever we decide to do. Time is precious and life is short, so let's not waste time and make every second count!
Happy New Year everyone!
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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay