A short note to add to your New Year’s card! A collection of message ideas that will make everyone smile
When writing New Year’s cards, many of us have struggled with what short message to add.
Set phrases can feel a bit bland, yet it’s hard to decide what else to write.
So here, we’ve gathered ideas for brief, heartwarming messages inspired by smiles—ones that will make the recipient grin without thinking.
From casual lines for close friends to one-liners for those you’re indebted to, we offer a variety of suggestions.
With a few small touches, your New Year’s card can truly reflect who you are!
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A one-liner to add to New Year’s cards! A collection of smile-inducing message ideas (31–40)
May we encounter unexpected joys this year as well!
It’s a gentle message filled with hope and anticipation for the future—perfect for the New Year.
The person who receives it will likely feel excited, as if something good is bound to happen this year.
Within such a simple and kind message, there may be words that linger in the heart.
Adding a note about plans to meet, for example, can give the message a sense of unity and help convey your feelings more clearly.
Go ahead and send a message filled with kindness to share a bright outlook and a sense of expectancy for the future.
May this year be one where we encourage each other again.
The phrase “for each other” hints at how close you two are.
When one of you feels down, you listen and encourage each other—that’s a truly wonderful relationship, isn’t it? This is a message saying, “Let’s keep this amazing bond going this year, too.” Telling them, “You’re irreplaceable to me,” will likely deepen your connection, and it’s heartwarming to express that you don’t just want to rely on them but also be their support.
Why not send this to a friend you want to continue relating to as equals?
Wishing for another year filled with health and smiles.
What’s essential for having a great time is, after all, good physical and mental health, isn’t it? When you’re feeling down or your body is tired, it’s hard to feel motivated to do anything.
As we get older, those moments may become more frequent.
So, here’s a short message you can add to your New Year’s card.
Wishing someone good health is also wishing for their happiness.
It would be wonderful if this little note encourages them to take care of their health.
May this year be filled with fulfilling days.
Only the person themselves truly knows whether they were able to spend fulfilling days, but simply adding this message to a New Year’s card lets you convey that, to you, their days seemed to shine.
By wishing for happiness in the broad sense of a fulfilling life, it becomes a phrase that will resonate with anyone.
With a heartfelt wish, try sending it to someone dear to you or someone you want to encourage.
That casual phrase may become a saving grace for them.
Wishing for another year full of learning.
I feel this phrase carries the meaning of joyful learning in life.
When we hear “learning,” we tend to think first of academic study, but what we gain in life isn’t just knowledge.
The insights and experiences we gain through relationships, in particular, become great assets for living.
With that sentiment in mind, why not add this phrase to your New Year’s card? Since learning enriches life, it will surely convey your wish for that person’s fulfilling days ahead.
A note to add to New Year’s cards! A collection of smile-bringing message ideas (41–50)
May we find lots of little happinesses this year as well.
When we chase after great happiness, we often overlook the small joys right nearby.
This message might be a phrase that helps us notice that tendency.
If you include it with your New Year’s greeting, the recipient may find themselves wondering, “What are my small happinesses?” and perhaps scoop up bits of unnoticed joy.
And you, the one writing this line, may also notice the small happinesses you’ve been overlooking and feel your heart grow warm.
I hope this year will be filled with happiness again.
When do you feel moments of happiness? When you’re eating with family, chatting with friends, or losing track of time as you dive into a hobby—different scenes probably come to mind for each person.
If your life is filled with those happy moments, you’ll surely spend your time feeling many times more fulfilled.
This phrase is a message wishing that many such moments of happiness will come to that person.
Please share these words with someone special, so you, too, can be part of their happiness.