For some of us, the new year rings in resolutions: Drop 30 pounds by year’s end, hit the gym four evenings per week, or spend less money. All of these are noble and worthy causes, to be sure, but also a trifle grim, like the bread-and-water diet of a desert anchorite.
Many Americans are already down in the mouth; recent polls show that a majority are unhappy with the direction our country is headed. To counteract that dark mood, we should take deliberate aim at bringing a spark of joy to ourselves and to the world at large this year. To that end, we put our heads together and came up with some ideas for lighting a few wicks on the candelabra of 2023….