What a banger of a year! 2023 brought irreplaceable new people into our lives. New friends blew us away. Old friends became closer friends. We saw new places, did new things. We did tears and a helluva lot more laughter. My work in therapy started to kick in to this state where my brain starts to self-heal after big emotional events. Good stuff. Still a lot of work to do. I’m not a psychic superhero. Also, nowadays, if you see me cranky, chances are real good that it’s gonna subside into a reflective state where I realize that love is the only way to proceed.
2023 bought an epiphany about ‘the moment.’ Here’s how I see it, and you may already know this- each moment is a gift. A treasure of a value that can’t be measured. In that way, each moment is infinite in its finite-ness. I’m gonna take this and slide into whatever 2024 throws at me. Needlepoint cliche? Totally. Maybe next year I’ll learn some stitches.
If you reading this (and even if you’re not) my wish for you is happiness as the world sparks and humans figure stuff out. I think we’re on a similar evolution track to the esteemed bonobo with their tendencies toward compassion and empathy. We’re figuring it out and, man, when we fight, when we war, we really suck. A bad use of moments. Let’s please stop this.
One way to stop these non-bobobo proclivities will be for me to keep my beefs with other people at bay. Forgiveness is tricky business- a process that takes more time than I used to think it did, but I think that non- aggression on the interpersonal level is the kernel that can regenerate peace
on a bigger level, thus making this unbelievably precious thing called life better for everyone.
Take care! If you have resources, take care of someone else! Bob and weave through the shit show this year may be. Allow the moment to be noticed and cherished. The raw materials for better living are right inside our fatty, complex and confounding brains. I really think we’ve got this.
Sending love- Bill.
Awe I miss your brilliance and laughter. What a lovely morning read. 🥰😘🥰😘🥰😘🥰
Beautiful! Here’s to 2024 ❤️ and love