In January 2018, The Telegraph listed the following 10 most common New Year’s resolutions.
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Exercise more (38 per cent)
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Lose weight (33 per cent)
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Eat more healthily (32 per cent)
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Take a more active approach to health (15 per cent) =
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Learn new skill or hobby (15 per cent) =
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Spend more time on personal wellbeing (12 per cent) =
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Spend more time with family and friends (12 per cent) =
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Drink less alcohol (12 per cent) =
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Stop smoking (9 per cent)
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Other (1 per cent)
I am very happy to see “Drink less alcohol” made the top 10 list.
However, reading the article made me think. Why not reduce holiday stress, drama, and anxiety by practicing moderation a month earlier?
It’s December 1st, are you ready to take the challenge? Then let’s just do it. Let’s avoid the regrets, and enjoy a clear-headed month of Merry!
Wine makes you mean, beer makes you quarrelsome—a staggering drunk is not much fun (Proverbs 20:1 MSG).