It’s over….. the Christmas movies are done streaming. The Christmas carols have all lost their magic. The alleys are filled with bags of Christmas wrapping and the dishwasher needs to be unloaded.
All the stress of putting Christmas together is gone. It all came together and in a flash is over.
This year 93.9 started playing Christmas Carols on November 1st. That was 55 days before Christmas. In 55 days it will be February 18th. Look how quickly the last 55 days went by. Sure February 18th seems like a long time from today, but it will be here as fast as November 1st seems so near.
Now the focus is on 2023 and what the New Year will bring. I’m skipping on being hopeful. I was hopeful on December 26th, 2019 and look what happened in the months that followed.
Forget about being hopeful. Forget about your waistline. Forget about dry January. Forget about a new job, a new car, a new romance in 2023.
Quit dreaming on how much better 2023 is going to be. All the major crap going on in the world will still be occurring on January 2nd.
I’m going to do January 1st, I’m going to do January 2nd and 3rd and 4th and 5th. I’m going to do February 6th and March 13th and April23rd…. I’m going to take one day at a time and hope I’m doing it right. That’s the only hope I have in 2023.
I hope I’m doing this right…
I’m going to get up in the morning and hope I bring Mo Betta to the things that I control.
My job: bring integrity
My Family: set an example
My Friends: be there when they need me
My Faith: make God and my parents proud and piss the Devil off everyday.
My Home: keep it full of positive nurturing
My Body: Flaunt it
My Country: respect it
My Community: make neighbors happier.
I’m still going to worry about bills. I’m going to worry about the Shepkids. I’m going to worry about Betty the Green Blazers “check engine” light. I’m going to worry about my friends when they are dealing with a problem…. Every time I worry about all this shit I’m going to deal with it and figure in 55 days it won’t be a problem because in another 55 days I’ll have something else to worry about in 2023.
Another thing I’m not going to hope for this Spring…. Winning baseball on the Southside!
One game at a time.
