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Farewell, 2023: A Heartfelt Adieu to the Year That Tested Many of Us

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Well, that day has finally come. The last day of 2023. Here we are, standing at the crossroads bidding farewell to 2023.

In some ways, it feels like I’ve been waiting for this day with bated breath, exhaling after a tumultuous ride. To say it’s been a challenging year is an understatement; 2023 took the baton from 2020 and ran a marathon of chaos. It’s like the universe said, “You thought that was tough? Hold on, I’ll show you tough.”
Or, as many might say: 2023 told 2020 you thought you were hauntingly bad well “hold my beer.”


Cue Green Day’s timeless anthem, “Good Riddance.” While the phrase might not be explicitly in the lyrics, the sentiment certainly is. Another turning point, forks in the road, and the ever-relentless march of time. It resonates, doesn’t it? This year felt like a labyrinth of stuck forks, twists, and unexpected turns. Maybe not a perfect metaphor, but hey, life rarely is.

So, here’s to bidding a heartfelt adieu to 2023. Good riddance.

You’ve tested my resilience, thrown curveballs I never saw coming, and left me with lessons etched in the lines of time. As the clock strikes midnight, let the echoes of this year fade into the past, leaving room for the promise of a new chapter.

As for 2024, the road ahead is uncertain. We stand on the threshold of a new year, hoping against hope for better days. It’s a leap of faith, a gamble on the unknown. But as Green Day wisely suggests, “make the best of this test, and don’t ask why.” It’s not about questioning the past but embracing the lessons learned and moving forward with newfound wisdom.

I stumbled upon a meme today that struck a chord. December cleaning – decluttering, detaching, and deleting the bad stuff. A trite concept, perhaps, but not entirely wrong. As we step into 2024, we should cleanse our emotional closets, bid farewell to toxic ties, and kick bad habits to the curb. It’s not just about leaving the baggage behind; it’s about clearing the path for a brighter, happier journey ahead. Sounds a bit trite, but that’s what I have.

So, here’s to a fresh start, a positive step forward, and the hopeful anticipation of a better year. I will welcome 2024 with an open heart, cleaned closets, and a resolute belief that the turning points ahead will lead to brighter days. Cheers to the lessons learned, the resilience shown, and the unwritten chapters waiting to unfold.

Happy New Year.

May it be a year that surprises us with joy and embraces us with kindness.

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  2. Farewell to 2023 Indeed Dear Miriam
    With Remnants of 2020 and Oh Dear
    DarK Lord Yuck 2016 too True As False

    So the Saga of Star Wars on Earth

    ContinueS iNDeeD Forces of LiGHT

    Versus DarK EViL NaH as iN Human

    TermS iGNoRaNCE is the Almighty
    Worse Pandemic oF DarK FAiling in
    Original Greek Definition of Apocalypse

    (Harming Raping Maiming Killing)

    to LiFT the Veils oF iGNoRaNCE

    To Let Some LiGHT of Truth iN

    And Dear Lord Frigging

    Common Sense in

    Human Intuition

    To Free Again
    BAsKinG in The
    Glory of Truth iN LiGHT

    That No Longer Entices

    Life Out of Motels in DarK iNTo Broad Day LiGHT

    True Unashamedly So too as Lord Orange Vader

    Continues His Rain Over iGNoRaNCE Just Waiting

    to Get All Shot Up on 5th Avenue Again Proud

    As Any Storm Trooper Will Do For Their

    Orange
    Lord
    of
    Darkness

    Apocalypse
    Still SeeKinG the DaY of NIGHT

    Meh, It’s Like Those Years We Had
    A Similar Captain of a Station i Was
    Subjugated Under to Serve the Longest

    Timers Just Said Meh She’s Another Pebble

    in the Pond Making Waves They Always Go Away

    Until Calm Gives Way to Another Pebble in the Pond

    Indeed There Are Many

    Hot and Cold Rocks Above

    With No Life And Sadly

    Sadly Many Below

    too Yet i Don’t

    Do Fiction i Do Reality

    i Don’t Live For Someone Else’s Lie

    In Fact i Don’t Even Do Time i Already

    Served Time Discard it Still Naked Enough
    Whole Complete STiLL iN PLaY iN 2024

    Breathing
    LoVE iN

    Peace This
    Much is Real
    Perennially i Co-Create With SMiLes…

    Cheers to Writing a Greater Story
    And BRinGinG All Dreams iN

    LiGHT

    to Greater
    Fruition For Real

    Dear Miriam With SMiLes..:)

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    • Happy New Year …..May you dance to the rhythms of the year in joyful expression, may your writing be witty, irreverent and sarcastic and may a cacophony of new experiences cross your path and etch themselves into your soul

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