Across the world and even in the heart of Tampa, people are making New Year’s resolutions. Here at the Academy of the Holy Names our very own sisters have created a resolutions list that they hope to stick to throughout the year 2026.
New Year Resolutions are what a person wants to bring into a new year and what they wanted to leave behind in the old year. In hopes of bettering themselves for the year to come.
Ainsley Kurrack (26’) said, “For my New Year’s resolutions I need to learn to break old habits. By this I want to become a better version of myself. I am excited for what the new year has for me and I want to be the best I can be.”
Breaking old habits that were not the best and adding in newer habits that result in a positive mind and attitude is very important for a person. Especially during the school year it is pivotal for goals and healthy habits. The most important thing about a resolution is to stick to it. Creating these habits at a young age with help for a person’s future.
Bridget Swenson (28’) said, “Most years I try to come up with resolutions. I am good with them throughout the first couple months of the year, but sadly it starts to fade. This year instead of resolutions, I created goals. I want to achieve something by the end of the year, which is why I think goals will help me do just that.
In a TIME article about New Year resolutions, Dr. Christopher W.T. Miller states that, ““There’s something that’s a bit demanding about resolutions, it automatically creates an expectation.” This creates the sense that resolutions are becoming a demand rather than a lifestyle tweak, which could be a reason for decline in new years resolutions.
Throughout the halls and by word of mouth there is a slight decline in new years resolutions. It takes a lot of commitment as well as time and effort to stick to a resolution throughout the whole year. However, goals can be a good change from resolutions. Goals are lived out every day but they are also achieved. Which at the end of the year could potentially be more rewarding.
Evie Nessler (26’) said, “I strive to have a healthier year. I want to have more energy and a get get done attitude to better myself.”
Keeping care of your body and mind is one of the most important things to do especially at a young age. As Nessler said bettering herself is one of her resolutions, she will not only carry this out for 2026, but her life as a whole.
Elise Santillan (26’) said, “For the new year I want to have a positive get done attitude to achieve better grades. I need to make sure that for the last semester of high school I do the best I can.”
There is an overall importance that comes with new years resolutions, but it also does have an unimportance depending on the side you are on. It is very important to better yourself, but however long you live that out is how important it truly is to you. If its not being lived out every day of the year, that is where we seem a common thread of unimportance. The decision is up to the person, if they believe they can live out a resolution for the whole year then they should stick to that. Goals can always be another option to keep you committed and staying on tack.
