Rebuilding Rob

Today is December 30. New Year’s Eve Eve, if you will. Number 364 of a 365-issue limited series. anyway, you choose to slice it, today is the penultimate day of 2023.

And for the first time in a really long time, I’m feeling good, going into the new year.

I’m not having that “we made it through another year” feeling. But I am legitimately excited. I feel like I’ve made some really good changes in my life these last few months and I can’t wait to carry them into the new year.

I’m trying to keep it all in check though. I don’t wanna be like that person who was winding down 2019, saying “Wow, 2020 is really gonna be my year“

And that’s the rub. We really don’t know what the future holds. We can have the best of intentions with something and fail drastically. Or, as happened to many of us nearly 4 years ago, disaster could just strike. Either way, it’s out of our hands.

All we can do is hope for the best while we simultaneously brace ourselves for the worst. But I’m looking forward to all of it. . I’m looking forward to seeing what are going to be the new trends in popular culture; what movies TV shows and songs are going to win the major awards for awards for the year. As a sports fan, of course I’m looking forward to seeing who wins all the championships in the next year as well.

I’m looking forward to all the major world events we will see in the next year. Hopefully it’s all good. I sincerely hope for a quick, peaceful and long-lasting ends to the conflicts in both Ukraine, and in the Middle East. The unfortunate reality is that there are always winners and losers in warfare.

I’m curious to see the quirky stuff that comes up in the next 12 months: the stories that we really find heart-warming, and the stories that seem so bizarre, there’s no way someone could possibly make them up. And of course, I can’t wait to hear about the continuing exploits of Florida Man.

Just remember 2023 ain’t over yet!

Check out my most ambitious list of New Year’s resolutions for 2024

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