New Year Resolutions or just work-in progress of being Present

So it's the new year and perhaps a time for reflection or is it?  What is it about New Year's Eve and New Year's day that make us feel a sense of growth and a willingness to make positive changes in our lives?  On New Year's day I read so many blogs and watched many shows talking about New Year resolutions.  I decided a while ago that for me- resolutions are not so much important as to make every day my practice of living in awareness and compassion.  This for me has been more attainable than resolutions as sometimes resolutions make be quite stressful and could lead to fear and anxiety.  I rather choose to follow the principles set out by the ancient sages which states that one does not have to do much rather to achieve as life should not be about achieving rather being present and awake.

I am still a work in process and I must admit that our culture programs us to be achievers and with good reason.  I support being productive but has being productive become too much stress for the body?  There's so much talk about "multi-tasking" since offices and organizations are operating "lean."  Nowadays one is not considered productive if she is not "multi-tasking."

I have a problem with "multi-tasking" in a sense that the mind is not focused which could contribute to mistakes-mistakes that are deadly.  For example, driving and texting!

We need to bring back the days of peaceful work culture where there's a band on "multi-tasking."  We need a revolution of spirit that considers the limitations of the human mind and body and treat it with great respect.