Peace on Earth. Goodwill towards all.

It's almost Christmas, 2022.  Today is December 21, supposedly the darkest day of the year in the Northern  hemisphere.  It's an appropriate moment for reflection and taking a moment to try to get a grip.  I had no warning that 2022 was going to be so tectonic, a mere 355 days ago.  But evidently, "stuff happens".  I wasn't expecting the world to teeter on the brink of World War III.  But stuff did happen.  And my life and the lives of everyone I know got thrown for an ugly loop.  Who'd a thunk it?

Central Europe in horrific, senseless, self annihilation.  China locking up entire regions in a losing attempt to to to stop a virus that should have been eradicated months ago.  Inflation and energy prices through the stratosphere.  People everywhere taking to the streets to revolt against being treated like worms.  It's been a rough ride.

I wish I had a good exit plan to bring the planet back to its senses.  That's just not in my sphere of expertise.  All I can do is to look back with some sense of relief and to look forward with some sense of hope.  I feel a profound sense of relief that somehow the planet managed to muddle through all this chaos relatively intact.  That by itself has been a major victory.  And I choose to look forward to a more " normal " and  "sane" 2023 with a slight sense of hope that we have hit a bottom here and maybe, just maybe, we can learn to live together in peace and understanding.  Cheers.

     

         

Merry Christmas.  Peace to all of you.  Blessed be.  Cheers.

That's my story...and I'm stickin to it.

Dan