New Year, Same Resolutions

Every year people attempt to reinvent themselves through the ritual of New Years. It's an arbitrary edifice, a contrived construction, born out of both hope and desperation. Why do we torture ourselves? Why do we set ourselves up to fail?

My Resolutions
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Walk in love
Manifest the fruit of the spirit
Get more sleep (I think getting 6 hours a night is a good start)
Exercise consistently (at least three times a week)
Watch what I eat (this mainly deals with refined sugars)
Put a serious dent into this book you are trying to write
Collect all your poems, lyrics and short stories into a single notebook
Manage finances better
Continue to organize yourself
Be more productive
Read 24 books this year
Beat 12 video games (and don't buy another game until at least July)

This is quite ambitious, but I will not fail.