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A happy old year? Instead of chasing a bucket list, let’s flip it

It’s that time of the year when many people make resolutions and Fomo checklists. Look back thankfully too to be happy.

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“Gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness,” said Harvard Medical School’s Harvard Health Publishing on its website.

“Gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness,” said Harvard Medical School’s Harvard Health Publishing on its website.

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Anything fresh at first (from a cleaning or exercise regimen to a political or romantic new hope) may lose some of its shine.

Likewise, for some, shaking off the year that’s flown by and hanging all our hopes on the one ahead can lead to some disappointment.

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