NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT WE BID FAREWELL TO 2023 AND WELCOME THE NEW YEAR 2024 IN FAMILIAR, TIME-HONORED WAYS:
WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, WE TOAST THE NEW YEAR WITH CHAMPAGNE.
WE WATCH THE BALL DROP IN TIMES SQUARE, IN PERSON OR ON TV.
WE LOAD OUR TABLES WITH GOOD LUCK FOODS, ENCOURAGING FATE TO BESTOW A YEAR OF ABUNDANCE.
WE PRACTICE HONEST SELF-REFLECTION, THEN COMMIT TO ACHIEVABLE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS.
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AS RALPH WALDO EMERSON SAID, WRITE IT ON YOUR HEART THAT EVERY DAY IS THE BEST DAY IN THE YEAR;
AND REMEMBER BUDDHA’S ADVICE: NO MATTER HOW HARD THE PAST, YOU CAN ALWAYS BEGIN AGAIN.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.