As the new year approaches us, we bring ourselves to the realization that 2016 is ending and a new year brings us resolution into thinking things will change and that problems will be solved due to the pro-active nature of New Year's Eve. This is simply not true in the slightest.

New Year's eve is nothing more than another day that seems to bring with it restitution and the realization that things can get better. We should know by now that nothing changes with the new year. It should be no surprise that 2016 does not exactly have a good reputation as of now. People just want it out of the way. We as a country come together for 12 hours out of the day, with people storming Time Square waiting for the ball to drop. Families get together for the one time out of only a few times out of the year that they actually meet. And then they go on with their daily lives the next day, with no change in schedule or lifestyle. Yes, there are these things called New Year's resolutions that nobody actually stays true to. It's just a selling point for the holiday. Give it a month or two, and people are back to the very same schedule they worked off of the year before. This is why people end up hating the year that's ending. Nothing changes year to year, yet we are told that things SHOULD change, and when they don't, like then inevitably don't, we just want the year to end and start "fresh". It is a never-ending cycle for us.

This may seem like a gloomy way to look at the holiday, but please correct me if I'm wrong. Please show me that what I've said isn't true. StartingJanuary 1st, come out of the new year with the intent that nothing special will happen. Otherwise you will be thoroughly disappointed every year.