JANUARY 2019

chaldean on the STREET
New year’s resolutions
BY HALIM SHEENA
With the New Year finally here, we wanted to know whether people continued to make resolutions.
We asked members of the community whether or not they made New Year’s resolutions.
No, I do not set a New Year’s Resolution. I live my life
day by day because who knows what could happen
tomorrow. I try to embrace each present moment.
Happy New Year!
– Rawnek Yaldo, 47 years old, Shelby Township
Yes, I try and make New Year’s resolutions every year.
I write an email to myself using a website every year
on January 1st with that year’s resolutions. At the end
of each year I receive that email and am able to look
back and see the progress I made during the year.
– Janel Yousif, 18, Shelby Township
Every year, I make New Year’s resolutions. Around
this time of the year, I always like to think back on
what I’ve done and what I can do to be better. My
resolutions are the push I need to be a better person
and I try to accomplish them every year :)
– Melaney Habib, 18, Shelby Township
Although I set goals for myself throughout the year, the
new year always represents a fresh start and a new beginning.
I always make new year resolutions because
it allows me to look back at the year that passed and
reflect on what goals I was able to achieve and what
goals I need to work on. Some goals are big and some
are small, but making resolutions helps me to begin the
new year with a positive and hopeful outlook.
– Linda Mamou, 44, Shelby Township
Yes, I try to make a New Year’s resolution every year
because I feel like it’s a great opportunity to push myself
to accomplish things I failed to do in 2018. Going
into the new year feels like a fresh start to me, therefore
I think adding goals will help me make the best of
the new start. I hope to reach all my New Year’s goals
and create a positive year.
– Angelina Narra, 18, Shelby Township
I make New Year’s resolutions to test myself. I want
to see how well I can push myself and resist quitting.
I see beauty in progression, you know? After a while
you see yourself develop into what you pictured, I
strive for that. You then become a catalyst for others
to make a difference in their lives, the most fulfilling
thing of the process.
– Saeed Habeb, 22, Shelby Township
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