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Hopes for a fresh start

January 24, 2013

Vanda from Brazil thinks that it is important to make New Year’s resolutions and follow your dreams.

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Fireworks light up the sky along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on January 1, 2013, during celebrations by over three million people attending New Year's Eve festivities. World cities from Sydney and Hong Kong to Dubai and London rang in the New Year with spectacular fireworks, as revelers at Times Square in New York sought to top off the global extravaganza. AFP PHOTO / ARI VERSIANI (Photo credit should read ARI VERSIANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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People need rites. And the New Year´s resolutions are part of the celebration of our hopes for a fresh start. Most of them are quickly forgotten amidst the turmoil of daily life. Nevertheless they mean a lot to each and everyone as far as leading our lives is concerned. Isn’t it nice to follow our dreams and strive to be happy since the dawn of a new cycle?