Can you be truly happy during a year that is not that great?
Can you be truly happy during a year that is not that great? 2022. What a year. As we approach the end, I look back to everything that has happened, and I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that another year of my life has passed and so many things have happened without me even realizing it. An ongoing global pandemic, a war in Europe, hurricanes, and shootings in the United States. Yet, life goes on, and you have to accept the fact that there’s only too much you can control in this world. January was an interesting month for me. For the most part I was at home in Greece, celebrating New Year’s with my family and friends. Covid was still at its peak in Europe, and restrictions were terrible. Unvaccinated people were not allowed inside restaurants or stores, significantly limiting the activities I could do with my friends who hadn’t received the vaccines yet. Everyone around me got infected over that winter break, disabling me from seeing so many people I wanted to see and i...