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Recipe for a Happy New Recipe for a Happy New Year! Year! Victoria-M. Victoria-M. [email protected] [email protected]

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Recipe for a Happy Recipe for a Happy New Year!New Year!

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TTake twelve fine, full-grown months; ake twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate,rancor and hate,

cleanse them completely from cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness;specks of pettiness and littleness;

… …in short, in short, see that these months are freed see that these months are freed from all the past—have them fresh from all the past—have them fresh and clean as when they first came and clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time.from the great storehouse of Time.

CCut these months into thirty or ut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts. Do not thirty-one equal parts. Do not attempt to make up the whole attempt to make up the whole batch at one time (so many batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this persons spoil the entire lot this way) but prepare one day at a way) but prepare one day at a

time.time.

IInto each day put equal parts of nto each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work faith, patience, courage, work (some people omit this ingredient (some people omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), and so spoil the flavor of the rest),

hope, fidelity, liberality, kindness, hope, fidelity, liberality, kindness, prayer, meditation, rest (leaving prayer, meditation, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out this out is like leaving the oil out of the salad dressing—don't do it), of the salad dressing—don't do it), and one well-selected resolution.and one well-selected resolution.

PPut in about one teaspoonful of ut in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor.heaping cupful of good humor.

Happy New Year!Happy New Year!

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