{"id":2457,"date":"2025-12-10T11:47:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2025-10-07T11:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:53:12","slug":"new-years-resolutions-by-haylee-shaffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/?p=2457","title":{"rendered":"New Years Resolutions   By Haylee Shaffer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The ancient Babylonians started this practice, making promises to their gods at the start of each year hoping to earn favor and to ensure a bountiful harvest. These weren\u2019t usual or casual promises; they were tied deeply to their spiritual beliefs. Later, the romans continued this custom by making promises to the god Janus, who January is named from, seeking forgiveness for past misdeeds and promising good behavior in the next New Year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over time, the tradition of making New Years Resolutions evolved and took different forms across cultures. In medieval times, knights would renew their commitments to chivalry every year, refreshing their moral and ethical codes. The religious influence grew stronger with the rise of Christianity, where making resolutions became linked onto their spiritual beliefs and self-improvement. The core idea of using the New Year as a time for personal betterment stays strong.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2458\" src=\"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nyr-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nyr-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nyr.png 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instead of making a huge list of unclear goals, try to focus on just a few simple goals that are specific and doable. For example, instead of saying \u201cI\u2019m going to get fit,\u201d try to say, \u201cI will walk for 30 minutes a few days out of the week.\u201d This way the set goals are easier and more doable. Also think about why this is the chosen resolution. Knowing why this is the personal resolution can help to stay on track of the goal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A helpful tip is to find someone with the same New Year resolution. It could be a friend or family member, having someone alongside the journey can provide extra support and motivation. Having the same resolution, celebrating each other&#8217;s milestones, and offering encouragement is a great booster to each other when things start to get challenging.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Some people from Lenape Tech have been asked \u201cDo you make any New Years resolutions?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI do not make any New Year\u2019s resolutions; I don\u2019t like to set myself up for failure\u201d Mrs.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Brocious, Culinary instructional assistant commented. So if you are like Mrs. Brocious and avoid resolutions, or if you attempt and fail or succeed at your yearly resolutions the point is inspired with a deep tradition in mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ancient Babylonians started this practice, making promises to their gods at the start of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460,"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions\/2460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}