Happiness is the driving force and goal of one's existence. It is New Year's, more than any other day, that makes happiness more real and achievable. This is the significance of New Year's Day and why it is so psychologically significant to people all around the world. New Year's has been called many things over time: "the start of a new life," "a clean slate," "a chance to begin again," and more. These are all true statements about how this day affects people. Happiness is the ultimate goal for everyone on New Year's because we know that feeling well enough to be able to describe it as our goal. There are several ways in which New Year's can make us happy. First, it gives us the opportunity to start fresh. We can say goodbye to the past year and hello to the new year. This past year has been full of successes and failures, but now we have a chance to begin anew and leave our old selves behind. The second reason New Year's makes us happy is because it gives us the chance to change something about our lives. Maybe we've been thinking about changing jobs or moving away from home, but haven't done anything about it yet. By doing so on New Year's we're taking the first step toward making these changes happen.