Sunday, January 1, 2023

Easing into 2023

 There have been years when I slip-slided into the new year,

And years when I optimistically looked forward to anything new and exciting.

Some years, I've yawned peacefully at the new dawn around noon, after a night of partying.

But, after several rough years, I am tip-toeing into the new year. . .

Cautious not to wake the colicky baby,

Sitting here with a cup of coffee in the quiet of the morning

Wondering what the year will be like.


Will the baby wake up riding a never ending roller-coaster of giggling highs and blood curdling lows?

Will it wake up with a fear-filled scream---hunger? pain? cold? wet? or just a bad mood?

Or,

Will it wake up, half-dazed with a gentle smile?


....Looking back at previous years. . .

I survived . .. . not alone but with God and family by my side

Always there when I'm close to surrendering to the chaos of another tantrum of

Pain, uncertainty and yes, fear of the unknown.


For now, enjoying a cup of coffee, looking at the sunny morning

Trusting that someone will be by my side to help me cope with the baby new year.

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Between Two Worlds

Most of my life, I've considered it fortunate that I was just ahead of the Baby-boom. Generally, the Baby-boomers were born between 1946 and 1964 after the fathers returned from World War II. It was a huge population explosion that has reverberated through American society.

This blog will be part history, part memories, part reflections of a retired teacher, but active "Senior". I have always felt like I straddled two generations forming a bridge. Sometimes I think like a baby-boomer, but sometimes I'm locked into my parents' Depression era thinking. I'm a dichotomy of two eras. But, I'm always ready to try something new---so here I am dipping my toes in the water of Blogworld.