2023 sucked — let’s celebrate anyway
Out with the old …
Let’s get real. 2023 has been hell on Earth.
Brutal warfare. Rising hate. Global wildfires. Soaring heatwaves. Disastrous floods. Choking droughts. Swelling numbers of endangered species. I count us as one of them.
I could go on. But I won’t. I can’t. It’s too painful. Too hard.
In with the new …
Is there light at the end of this terrifying tunnel? I’m no clairvoyant. Can’t read tea leaves. But I can say this: Things don’t look good. They look bloody awful. And the worst part? In five or ten years we’re going to look back on 2023 and think how good it was by comparison. Now that’s truly terrifying.
And yet …
Faith is a funny thing. And I’m putting mine in us. Us stupid humans. A part of me wants to believe that we’ll screw our heads back on right and steer this precious Pale Blue Dot we sail on in the right direction. I need to believe it.
And with that, I bid you—and 2023—adieux.
God bless, be well … and Happy New Year!
A special thank you to start your year …
From now until midnight on January 3, 2024, you can get an extra 10% off any books in my online store. Just use the discount code HNY10 at the checkout. Feel free to pass the code on to friends and family. Celebrate reading!