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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Happy New Year Mimi, learn it’s lessons but leave 2023 behind you and just – keep. moving. forward.
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Indeed. Forward movement!! Cheers
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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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Thank you so much. Wishing you the merriest of new years and a grand cacophony of melodies 🙂
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For this Reply Not Sure
if Addressed to me Yet
Never the Less Wishing
You A Grand New Year
of Fabulous Vacations
To Share
With Us
With SMiLes…
Dear Miriam..:)
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Happy New Year! 🎉🥳🎊
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Thank you! Wishing you a great year. Cheers
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