Why today is the first day of 2020
Did you know that Scientologists count the years starting from 1950 when their leader L. Ron Hubbard first published the “sacred” text of Dianetics? (By that logic the year is now 70 AD)
But no, I’m not trying to start my own religious cult by suggesting that today, February 27th is the first day of the New Year. What I am saying is that we often limit ourselves to certain dates or timeframes to start something new.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow is a big one. Tomorrow I’ll tidy up that desk that I keep piling papers and knickknacks onto. Tomorrow I’ll update my resume and apply to that job. Tomorrow I’ll call my mom. Tomorrow I’ll go to the gym. Better yet tomorrow morning. Because if the morning passes, I’ll just have to tell myself I’ll do it the next day.
New Years is the same way. We make new goals that we don’t have to start working on until the new year comes. December 31st is the day of “My diet starts tomorrow.”
But what if a random Thursday at the end of February is the first day of the new year. Or maybe you’re reading this on a Wednesday in June in 2026. That seems like a pretty good first day as well.
My point is I want to start anew with my blog and I need to stop letting excuses get in my way. So, for me, today is the first day of 2020.