This time of the year is one that is raw for many people. The days are short and dark. It is a time of great excitement but also a time of despair. If things are not going well for you, it seems magnified by the holiday season when everything in the culture seems to be screaming at you: "You should be happy!"
Host Jon Wells reads <a href='https://www.thespec.com/news-story/6215644-happiness-it-s-not-what-it-used-to-be/'>an essay</a> he wrote two years ago at the dawn of a new year.

This time of the year is one that is raw for many people. The days are short and dark. It is a time of great excitement but also a time of despair. If things are not going well for you, it seems magnified by the holiday season when everything in the culture seems to be screaming at you: "You should be happy!" Host Jon Wells reads an essay he wrote two years ago at the dawn of a new year.

This time of the year is one that is raw for many people. The days are short and dark. It is a time of great excitement but also a time of despair. If things are not going well for you, it seems magnified by the holiday season when everything in the culture seems to be screaming at you: "You should be happy!"
Host Jon Wells reads <a href="https://www.thespec.com/news-story/6215644-happiness-it-s-not-what-it-used-to-be/" rel="noopener noreferrer">an essay</a> he wrote two years ago at the dawn of a new year.&nbsp;
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The Message: Happiness – it's not what it used to be

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The Message: Happiness – it's not what it used to be