May your every day be resolute

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The New Year resolution is an interesting phenomenon. If anything, it is one of the more socially obvious reminders that our free will is often governed by shorter-term, more immediate desires. If we have absolute control over our free will, then none of us would need resolutions. The need for resolutions (at least the serious ones) arises when the mind realizes that it has strayed too far from the path of fulfillment. As such I believe resolutions serve a great purpose.

However, I believe we have to also realize the driving force that makes us act against our best interests in the first place. Finding them, and observing them as they are, may be the very key to achieving your goals.

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