James Van Der Beek recently got candid and expressed his thoughts on New Year’s resolutions.
On Thursday, January 15, the 48-year-old American actor took to his Instagram to talk about his ambitions for 2026 after announcing his diagnosis of stage 3 colorectal cancer in November 2024.
Beek posted a video of himself touching the natural rhythms of life while looking directly into the camera.
Sharing his thoughts, he stated that winters should not be considered the best time to keep resolutions as it is the rest period for animals and nature.
The Dawson’s Creek star said: “Has anyone else discovered that it’s impossible to keep your resolutions? I’m going to say something, I don’t think it’s your fault. I think it makes perfect sense.”
He questioned the logic behind a new beginning in the ‘dead’ winter: ‘Why do we celebrate a new year in the middle of winter? Why do we celebrate new beginnings at a time when nature is at peace?’
Beek emphasized: “Animals are hibernating, birds fly south for the winter. The time to celebrate new beginnings, and a new year, and a new you and a new resolution is spring during the vernal equinox, when the flowers bloom and it gets warmer and the birds return.”
Also the Varsity Blues alum claimed that starting a new year in winter is clearly against nature, admitting that the Gregorian calendar “makes absolutely no sense.”
He asserted that the spring season, which begins in March, should be considered the beginning of the new year.
“I’m going to say: fuck it. I’m going to take the winter to recover, to rest and I’m going to make good resolutions in the spring. Who’s with me?” James Van Der Beek joked.
