Has that new year optimism faded already?

The lights have all come down and the decorations are packed away as New Year follows Christmas full of optimism, hope, big plans and good intentions. However, things soon get back to normal and life seems remarkably just like before!!!

Maybe it is a case of having too much of a good thing since Christmas starts in September as soon as they have packed away the back to school and starting university stuff, and Christmas things are on the shelves with Halloween and in the UK, the fireworks!!

No matter how limited our resources, we invest a lot in Christmas and the holiday season, remembering that many other holidays take place at this time of the year too , and for many once it is over there is a sense of relief and some even take the decorations down as early as December 26th or 27th , then we have another party for New Year and the feelings of cheer , optimism and good will to each other can be just as high, for some higher, than at Christmas .

However, it does not last, after New Year’s Day, for many people it is back to work, or the jobcentre and work programmes, for many it has been a nice long break and the back to normal routine is a come down, especially with bad weather, and as in the UK right now train strikes and fare increases that happen every January as people are returning to work and find out the increased cost of their daily journey.

Christmas leaves many with debts and big bills to clear and we have winter fuel bills to worry about as the worst of the winter weather often sets in.

The bright hopes, optimism and plans for the new year are for many boxed up and put away with the decorations and those new year resolutions are treated as a bit of a joke to be made again at the same time next December.

However, if you focus on taking the new year seriously, then you really can have positive changes that last. Backing up the plans with action, your ability to see visible progress will keep the positivity going.

If you have new year low spirits, then decide that this year is not going to be just the same as last and you can keep that optimism and positivity going.