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By Soshimsa


Why do we celebrate the New Year? It is a celebration. Happy celebration isn't it? New year... 365 days for our planet to take a lap. 365 to circulate back to here. Neptune takes the equivalent of 165 earth years to take its lap.

Imagine you have a big jar. You add happiness to your jar. It’s your jar of happy. If you only add happy once a year, how much happy do you have. How much happiness is there in your jar? How happy is your life?

It takes one minute for the blood in the body to circulate its full lap. Why not celebrate that? Why not, in addition to a new year celebration, celebrate new minute?
Happy New Minute to you!
Happy New Hour to you!
Happy New Day to you!

No, it’s not a cute idea. It’s not a bumper sticker. Do it! Use the teachings!
Use this teaching, especially when you’re having a tough month.
If you’re having a tough month celebrate Happy New Weeks.
If you’re having a difficult week, celebrate Happy New Day.
If you’re having a hard day, celebrate Happy New Hour.
If you’re having a miserable hour, celebrate Happy New Half-Hours…
Happy New 15 Minutes…Happy New Minute…
Celebrate Happy Moments!!!!



Happy New….to you and your families

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