The year 2022 has ended amidst health concerns, high food and gas prices, the border crisis, quarreling by politicians, and the list goes on. We are confronted with uncertainties.
Now we are faced with the new year of 2023 to start again, to do it better, make it better, and a chance to face the future with more unity and purpose.
Happiness and gratitude are choices we all make. Even though there will be bad times and some terrible times, we will also have good moments and maybe even spectacular moments. The way we look at things, our attitudes, and the choices we make can be the difference between victory and defeat.
I celebrated a birthday at the very end of December. Along with that comes the facts that can’t be denied. We may look young, but the reminders from our bodies tell us that our knees hurt, we may not have the endurance we used to, we may forget names and events that happened in our past, and a little nap in the afternoon seems like a good thing.
About a month ago I watched a TV program where a reporter was interviewing people on the street. One woman he approached gave her age as 59, and he asked her how she felt being that old. She laughed and said it was the best time of her life, that she didn’t feel old, her children were grown and on their own, and she was free from keeping up with the latest fashions, hairstyles, vacation…
