All people make promises to themselves from time to time But it is not always possible to fulfill them, as circumstances, lack of proper motivation or other reasons may interfere There is a feeling of guilt before oneself, a feeling of incompleteness and dissatisfaction The situation happens often to all people To experience relief and reconsider your circumstances, you may need to cancel past promises and make new plans for your life Don't put it off for a long time January 17 is recognized as the Day of Broken Promises This is a holiday that is dedicated to self-forgiveness, and was created to say goodbye with a clear conscience and abandon all promises made previously The main goal of the day is to forgive yourself, free your conscience from reproaches The holiday is quite funny and ironic, but it has a certain meaning Some people make promises to themselves hastily For example, after an unpleasant situation with friends, they may decide not to trust anyone or make friends anymore However, when feelings have subsided and thoughts have come into order, the natural desire to find friends arises again The realization comes that the decision was hasty, partly even reckless Although it achieved its goal, helping to learn to understand people, its further adherence is already a burden Despite the benefits received, a feeling of guilt remains inside To get rid of it, you can take advantage of this day, dedicated to self-forgiveness, breaking your own promises with a clear conscience You can mentally prepare yourself for this day if you want to free yourself from your own vows It’s impossible to remember everything, so it will be useful to think about the data for the last year the day before You can write it down in a notebook and analyze which of them remained unfulfilled This will help you put things in order in your inner feelings and thoughts, and set yourself up for the annulment of some Broken Promise Day is celebrated on January 17th This date refers to the New Year holidays; it was not chosen by chance Most people decide to change themselves and their lives on New Year's Day Because at this time they most hope for a brighter future, better hopes, new goals, plans The advent of the New Year is associated with the fulfillment of long-standing desires Despite bright hopes, not all promises and desires come true Therefore, after the New Year, they set a date for the day on which people can free themselves from previous plans and goals On the Day of Broken Promises, according to the meaning of the holiday, only promises can be annulled But this time has nothing to do with desires, dreams, hopes There is a clear difference between these concepts Desires are dreams, and their fulfillment does not always depend on a person’s efforts But keeping promises to yourself always depends on the person himself And people in different countries often make such promises to themselves, according to the traditions of the New Year holidays These include plans that a person plans to work on during the coming year These may include: • Spend less money on unnecessary goods • Help other people more • Change eating habits, for example, eat more healthy, nutritious foods • Lose excess weight • Maintain a daily routine • Spend less time watching TV, social media feeds Every year, some websites publish rankings of the most common promises people make to themselves Statistics show that 80% remain unachieved Therefore, on January 17, on the Day of Broken Promises, you can also refuse the promises you made to yourself