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joshua rosfield 🔥 (eikonic) wrote in valloic,
@ 2024-01-06 11:01:00

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When I was a child the New Year was celebrated further into the spring, closer to when the plants would start to bloom and the planting of that year's crops. It was strange to see it celebrated in the middle of winter, but it was nice to see it celebrated. As the blight took hold most stopped having the same feats and celebrations of the New Year, which I find I can not blame many for. Hard to want to celebrate when there is little to celebrate.

I have heard it is customary to make resolutions, or to set an intent for the New Year. I have given much thought to this over the past few days and find myself unable to come up with much outside of reading more books solely for the sake of reading them. Has anyone managed to make a list of resolutions? Or do most just simply find it a foolish endeavour?

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	hellstrider 2024-01-06 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	What's wrong with just having one? Reading books for the sake of them is a good resolution. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	eikonic 2024-01-06 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	I am not aware if anything is or isn't wrong with it. The concept is rather new to me. I do not dislike the idea of only having one, if that is an acceptable thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hellstrider 2024-01-06 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	I heard most people don't even keep the ones they do make. Having one is easier to keep up with. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eikonic 2024-01-06 06:31 pm UTC (link)
	I could see that. Real change needs to come on your own terms, not solely to tick a box. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hellstrider 2024-01-06 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	You technically don't need a resolution for that, if you're just trying to better yourself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eikonic 2024-01-06 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	Which could be a journey started at anytime, to tie it to a particular date seems a little silly. To me at least. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hellstrider 2024-01-06 06:50 pm UTC (link)
	New year, new you. People like starting over, it's appealing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eikonic 2024-01-06 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	I still feel like I haven't gotten a handle on old me, let alone a new me. It would be exhausting, to feel like every year required a reinvention. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hellstrider 2024-01-07 12:14 am UTC (link)
	I don't know if it would be full reinvention. If you better a part of yourself that was lacking the year before, doesn't that already make you new person? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eikonic 2024-01-07 12:43 am UTC (link)
	I suppose. I will have to ruminate on this one a little I think. I've never much had chance to reflect on parts of me that might be lacking, at least in the ways I believe is being meant here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hellstrider 2024-01-07 01:06 am UTC (link)
	You're off to a good start. Do what makes you happy. Even if that's not making a resolution at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eikonic 2024-01-07 01:18 am UTC (link)
	I hope you can take that advice yourself as well, my friend. Do what makes you happy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hellstrider 2024-01-07 01:21 am UTC (link)
	I have. I did. I'm working on it. Without a resolution. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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