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On December 31 every year, people across the United States observe Make Up Your Mind Day, deciding on some important resolutions for the coming year. It is an important day to encourage people to review their goals, achievements, and progress, and then come up with better strategies to achieve them in the new year. By formally making a set of resolutions on this day, people are more likely to stay committed to them throughout the year.
Make Up Your Mind Day motivates people to make important life decisions and stand to it. As the holiday season approaches, we start planning out our resolutions for the coming year. And Make Up Your Mind Day is a great way to decide which resolutions to keep and pursue in the new year. This day is also a great opportunity to think about those decisions that you have already made in your personal or professional life. Changes at work and major family decisions can be quite difficult to make. People keep on exploring more options and are unable to make a final decision. As a tradition, Christians at the beginning of a new year used to reflect on their past mistakes and think about how to avoid them in the future.
In the 1700s, English cleric John Wesley founded the Covenant Renewal Service, which was held every year on New Year’s Eve. People sang hymns and prayed instead of the traditional frolicking celebrations that were held during New Year’s Eve. This tradition is still followed by many Baptist and African American Protestant churches.
In recent times, instead of making any major spiritual promises to God, people make small life decisions on New Year’s Eve, to make positive changes in their overall personalities. In a recent research study, it was revealed that out of 45% of Americans that make resolutions, only 8% do not renege. Nevertheless, Make Up Your Mind Day is still a great way to learn from your past decisions and become a better decision-maker and have fun while making some of the biggest life-changing decisions.
What will your resolutions be for the new year? Do you want to learn to play Pickleball so that you can play on our new courts? Do you try Basket Weaving to learn to weave your own yarn baskets? How about stepping out of your comfort zone and discovering the joy of spontaneity in the Improv class? Are you an avid reader? Join the group in the Virtual Book Club. Are you the creative type? You can try Jewelry Making, join the Quilters or Knit and Crochet Club. Are you musical? We have the New Joslyn Singers, Ukulele Club or the Strings Attached group. Maybe learning some fun Line Dancing is in your future. Is there something else that you'd like to learn or participate in that we don't currently offer? Let Alex know and it may get added to the schedule. You can even teach or lead the class. No matter what your resolutions are, stick to them and expand your horizons. You never know when you may try something new and it becomes your new passion.
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