New years

Why do people believe that a new year will bring anything different to your life? Looking over the past year and acknowledging your mistakes makes sense, but hoping and praying that an new number on the calendar will make your problems go away is rediculous. The date changes nothing. You have to make those changes, or discover why you can't get your life the way you want it. I'm not saying if you do enough you can have everything you want, but it is possible to make yourself happy, just be spending some time figuring out what you can do differently. Too many people leave their lives to chance, or blame their problems on the rest of the world. Unavoidable bad things do happen, but people do make the best of it and find ways to be happy, all on their own. Why whine about the new year when you can start making your life better today.

On a semi related note, I always hate it when someone asks if you feel any different on your birthday. You are only one day older then you were the day before, so how should you feel?