New Year's Lies - A Vixen Commentary...

♥ Friday, January 9, 2009 ♥

Well, it's that time of the year, isn't it? The time of year when we tell ourselves those lies that we oh so wanna believe ourselves. "I'm gonna quit smoking, stop swearing, get in shape, find love...yadda yaddi yadda." It's one thing to write them down, and an entirely different thing to keep them.

In fact, many of you have already reached for those Chipotle Burrito Bols, leftover holiday cookies or another slice of Grandma's country ass, diabetic coma inducing sweet potato pie although you promised yourself come the 1st you wouldn't! Can't tell you how many times I've already heard "I'm gonna start my diet...tomorrow!" or "One more ain't gonna hurt..." and it's only the 2nd week of the new year! For shame! :)

The fact of the matter is that most of us are simply incapable of committing to things even when we know that we will be better because of it. We want all of the rewards and the fruits without the labor. Now ain't that something? We as Americans sometimes are so spoiled because we procrastinate, put things off on others and have an "instant gratification" mentality.

It's not like we have to wait for food to cook in the oven anymore...we can pop a Hungry Man or a Hot Pocket in the microwave and BAM! Dinner Is Served! Why go outside and play? The TV is INSIDE! The Playstation 3, Wii and XBOX 360 are all the exercise the kids of today really get. OMG! Some of these children are obese and have the fittest hands I've ever seen! Maybe because they are the only things getting a work out on your children! HELLO!?! And spend time with them? Why the hell would we do that when the television is right there? It's gotten so bad that we don't even have what was called "the family table" anymore. We don't even eat and talk about the hapsnings in each other's lives as a family! What happened to that? I wonder...cause it seems like Dora, Diego, Rocsi, Terrance J, and On Demand show them more attention than their parents do! Shame on it all!

Go to a diner or restaurant to eat with your family? Why do that when the number to Pizza Hut is right on the refrigerator...THEY DELIVER! Crisis averted...cause who would want to leave the house when the food can come to them??? That's just unheard of! Walk to a mailbox or a post office? WHY the hell would we do that when we could hop on the computer and send an e-mail? And don't let us have our phone on us...cause we'll send a damn text in a minute! We never have to wait for anything, cause everything is so easily accessible. Pretty soon, we won't even have to get the fuck outta bed to do anything!

But back to the topic at hand...I think we need to stop telling ourselves lies every year. If you know damn well that you ain't gonna be able to drive past the Krispy Kreme without going in, then stop saying you gonna leave 'em alone! YOU LYING! If you know that exercise ain't for you, stop saying you gonna get you a membership at Bally's! YOU LYING! If you know that you and "Greg" (feel free to insert whatever ghetto convict name your tired ass man got) been on and off for years and everytime he come over you let his lying, cheating, baby mama-having, non-child support paying, "I'ma marry you next year", livin' with his mama, 1 strike left having ass back in...STOP saying you though with him and you ain't gonna get pregnant by him no more, especially since he don't chip in for the abortions! YOU LYING!

My point is...whatever you say you gonna do, DO IT! If you gonna make a New Year's Resolution for yourself, make sure it is something that you can actually see yourself achieving. Don't cut corners...fully commit to it and really believe you can do it. And make sure you surround yourself by people with positive attitudes that can really boost your morale when things get hard for you. But we as a people gotta start taking responsibility for ourselves, our actions, our inactions and we gotta stop lying to ourselves and each other...HELL, we just gotta do better, PERIOD! AND DA VIXEN SAID DAT!