๐๐A New Year Brings New Beginnings ๐๐
New Year's Eve is widely celebrated across the globe with much enthusiasm and merrymaking. The month of January is said to be named after the ancient Roman god, Janus, the deity of beginnings, journeys, transitions and endings.
Divine Janus is thought to be 'divom deus'- god of God's, the Romans invoked him at the beginning of every year, month and morning. From this perspective, New Year celebrations signify overcoming impediments and welcoming progressive possibilities.
At a deeper, psychological level, human beings have always associated the arrival of a new year with a fresh lease of life and aspired for new beginnings. Around this time, most of us follow the old tradition of making New Year resolutions to bring significant changes in our life.
Although different people make different resolutions, the following seem to top the New Year resolutions survey lists: Eating healthy, exercising regularly, quitting addictions, nurturing relationships, working for self-growth, doing charity, conserving the environment and natural resources, helping others and connecting to the Divine.
At the outset, in a new year, people have a lot of excitement and tremendous motivation for working toward realising their new dreams, but as time passes by, they go off-track and they lose momentum completely. A research conducted at the University of Washington reveals that around 75 percent people fail to sustain their New Year resolutions. Subsequently, they seem to wallow in defeat, stop trying, embrace old behavioural patterns and unconsciously decide to wait for another special occasion.
However, making a new beginning and persevering in chasing your dreams is not very complicated. All you have to do is believe in yourself- yes, it's terribly simple. Swami Vivekananda states, "All power is within you. You can do anything and everything. Believe in that. Do not believe that you are weak...Stand up and express the divinity within you." Psychologists have also found that self-efficacy and self-esteem, our belief in our ability to shape our life, determines how we perceive ourselves and whether or not we successfully achieve our goals, including fulfilling New Year resolutions.
Individuals with low self-esteem believe that they are doomed because of factors beyond their control. These are the people who find their goals very overwhelming and get discouraged as soon as they encounter the first obstacle on their path. They choose to remain in their comfort zones and refrain from getting passionately involved with their aspirations. In contrast, those with high self-esteem have complete faith in their ability to reclaim their life. They embrace setbacks and challenges as opportunities for new learning and self-growth, keep fighting till the end and emerge as winners. These people are zealous about turning their dreams into reality and put their body, mind and soul in realising their aspirations.
The Bible affirms that we are created in the image of God and are blessed with an intrinsic perfection and capacity to reach the epitome of holiness. However, we have forgotten the divinity within and instead, we have allowed ourselves to fall into abyss of pessimism. In this New Year, let us resolve to make a new beginning by changing ourselves and consciously aligning with Divine plan.
Special Thanks to-
Pulkit Sir & TOI Editorial
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