Now that Christmas is over, we are on the downhill slide into 2025.
We are already twenty-five percent of the way into the twenty-first century.
The number down in the grabber section?
That is how many days have passed since Saturday, January 1st, 2000.
That doesn’t seem like that long ago to me, but what if we add 9,127 to today. We would get Wednesday, December 22nd, 2049.
2049 seems like a longtime from this morning, but it is the same amount of time since you partied like it was 1999.
I wonder what I’ll be wearing in 2049? As long as it isn’t a diaper, I’ll be happy. I know one thing that we will be talking about in 2049.
"It has been sixty-four years since the Chicago Bears won a Superbowl!"
I will be doing the Superbowl Shuffle for my grandchildren. Telling them about the 46 defense and Walter Payton.
It is time for formulating the dreaded New Year’s resolution. The focus will be on improving who we are in 2025. There is always room for improvement.
Let’s read the quote on The Morning Chalkboard…
At my age, I don’t have to prove myself to anyone except myself.
2025 will be like going to the gym or work or church. The hardest part is just showing up.
2025 will be the year of showing up.
Showing up to work, showing up for the Shepkids, showing up for my faith, showing up for my family and showing up for my friends.
This has been a great Morning Chalkboard for me. In the ten minutes since I started with…
… ”now that Christmas is over, we are on the downhill slide into 2025,”
This Chalkboard helped me figured out what I’m going to improve in the New Year.
I’m going to show up.
Not weddings, I don’t do weddings anymore. Hopefully not many wakes. I hate saying goodbye. That is why I always sneak out at the end of the night.
But I’ll show up every morning in 2025 with a shit ton of love, gruffness and gratefulness. I’ll be the gregarious kid that brings the open outcry touch to the day.
The last Friday of 2024. A good day to continue celebrating the Faith of the season with our family and friends.
Enjoy the frolicking and try to be astonished. I didn’t put a smile on the sun today. You’ll need to bring your own light into the world.
Show up……
