Where Did the New Year's Resolution Come From?

New Year’s Resolution
Well, here is a brief history of the origins of the New Year’s resolution for you:
The Babylonians The first recorded New Year’s resolutions were made by the Babylonians around 4000 years ago. Most commonly, it revolved around returning any borrowed farm equipment, as their New Year coincided with the start of their farming season.
The Romans Not long after, the Romans would start the New Year by counting the stock of the previous year and setting a goal to accomplish more in the coming year.
The Chinese The Chinese set a special New Year’s resolution - house cleaning. Most people nowadays would relate this to Spring-Cleaning. At the coming of the New Year, the Chinese would clean their house from top to bottom. What a great way to start the year, with a beautiful clean house!
The Modern World Today we still set New Year’s resolutions, and try to achieve them. They are almost always based around self-improvement resolutions and goals. They are a way to mark the beginning of changes in our habits and lifestyle. The most common resolutions include losing weight, give up smoking and/or drinking, and improving your finances.
As mentioned earlier, millions of people make these resolutions but unfortunately only 10% ever manage to achieve them. It is a sad fact, but many of these resolutions do not even last longer than a few weeks. By July, most have been completely forgotten and no real progress against the resolution has been made.

It’s always interesting to see where these traditions come from, why they are done and the basis for these traditions that are sometime ambiguous.
So if you are the sort to make a New Year’s Resolution, are you going to stick to it or will you be one of the 10% that manage to reach the goal you set yourself????????

Top Ten Resolution:
1. Spend more time with Family & Friends.
2. Keep Fit.
3. Reduce the Bulge.
4. Quit Smoking.
5. Enjoy Life More.
6. Quit Drinking.
7. Get Out of Debt.
8. Learn Something New.
9. Help Others.
10.Get Organized.