A sense of calm in the midst of all the anger.

I’ve been feeling great lately. I’ve stopped worrying about the world and all its chaos and stupidity. Instead, I’ve focused on myself and found peace within. Peace can’t be forced, but it’s something I’ve discovered.

2024 was a tough year for many people, and I felt the same way. But for some reason, my mind just turned off all the negativity. It wasn’t a conscious decision, but I felt like a change was coming and I should embrace it. After that, I guess I just went with the flow.

We all need a change sometimes, and I decided to let go of the negativity. Instead of trying to control negative emotions, they just seem to have disappeared. I know this isn’t true, but I feel like I have more control over them than ever before.

So, while 2025 can be seen as a disaster, my focus now is on myself, Hal, and the cats. My efforts start and end with us. The rest of the world can go to hell, but we’ll be fine here by taking care of ourselves. Hal and I are too old to spend our remaining years fighting against an insane world. Politics and religion will try, and they might succeed, but there are plenty of others to take up the torch we’ve carried for so many years. It’s time for us to finally rest and enjoy everything we can.

This is the last post of 2024. We’re preparing for Hal’s sister to visit between now and New Year’s. Another reason to focus on the present moment while we can. I wish I had some amazing words to inspire everyone, but all I can say is please take some time to find kindness and let it into your life.

Take care of each other.