Merry Christmas!

in #story11 months ago

As I sit here in the quiet solitude of a cloudy afternoon with a hot cup of tea I can’t help but reflect on the year that’s now almost behind us.

2023 has been one of the most challenging years of my life and, quite honestly, it’s taken the wind out of my sails. I know I'm not alone, I’ve heard from many others they’ve had similar experiences as well.

I hope 2024 will be a year of healing, rebuilding, reconnecting, and of getting back to the things that really matter. There’s so much to look forward to.

As I review my last thirty years of life there seems to be a direct correlation between the quality of my life experience and how much time I devote to creating. Life has gotten in the way of my writing lately so I plan on giving myself the gift of at least an hour or two every day for writing next year. I know from experience that this is easier said than done but I’m going to protect this time as if my life depended on it, because in many ways it does.

I have set some ambitious goals for myself in 2024 and plan on going after them relentlessly. We all are capable of so much more than we realize. I urge you all to set a few goals for yourself for the coming year that seem absolutely outrageous.

Never find yourself without a dream and taking measured steps towards realizing it. As the old saying goes, "Life begins just outside of your comfort zone".

Thanks for all of the support and friendship in 2023! I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with love, contentment, peace, and success.

~Eric Vance Walton~

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Every year as humans we always have this expectations to be better in what we do which is the motivation that keeps us going even if challenges showcase to distract. However we are in a few days to experience the new year and I hope it changes situations for good.

Merry Christmas

Thank you! I hope you had a great Holiday!

A Merry Christmas also to you Eric. You look at the past 30 years, and I look at the past 69 years. So much has changed in my lifetime, but the one thing that I have learned is that positive hope is my greatest benefit. At my age one learns that the rewards in life are all temporary and at the end they have no value at all. Just my way of looking at things.
All blessings to you.

Much appreciated! I agree, hope is everything. It's what keeps you from becoming "stuck" and unable to pull yourself from the ruts that we all inevitably encounter. Blessings to you as well!

My pleasure and you hit the nail on its head with your reply. Let's see what lessons for mankind's stupidities arrive in the new year.
Thank you.
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That's true. For many of us, 2023 swept the rug off our feet. But I've already set my goals for a productive, happy 2024. I wish you all the best, friend. Next year, will be one to remember, in a beautiful way. Merry Christmas.🌺

Happy 2024 to you! I hope you had a great Christmas!

No doubt the year 2023 have been very challenging but however we intend not to give up as 2024 will give us hope to in achieving something better.

Challenging times never last, that's for sure. It's just a matter of keeping hope alive until things turn around.

I have similar writing goals for '24. Need to give it the time! Merry Christmas dude, this year will be a good one 😀

Wonderful! I'm looking forward to hearing more about it. Thank you my friend!

I hope 2024 does not have bad surprises for me and for all of us and I hope we will realize our plans/dreams in 2024 ;)

I appreciate it. I wish the same for you!

Merry Christmas, and I hope for the best for you next year!

Thank you! A belated Merry Christmas to you!

Merry Christmas, Eric.

Yes, this year coming to an end has been very difficult for me as well. Let's hope that 2024, with all the bad expected of it, will be good for us.

Greetings

Thank you! I wish you a wonderful 2024!

Wishing you a lot of that CREATE'ing that you so need and deserve. Should be one of my goals too next year, I didn't just not post on Hive but also let go of a lot of my more tactile creative outlets. Seems like we found our goal for next year!

Thank you! I've found just how vital creating is to me. The world tries so hard to encroach on that time we try to set aside too. We must fight for it every day. I wonder if it's always been this way or just in our hectic, modern age?

Always onward and upward. I have no doubt you will accomplish your goals as your fire and determination are easy to see. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

On to the New Year!

Yes! Getting up after we're knocked down is probably the most important attribute we can have in this world. Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year to you, Tamara!

Wind out of sails is a good way to put it. Feeling similarly deflated. Let's have a better one next year. All the best to you and yours.

I'm sorry to hear that. A fresh year has a way of wiping the slate clean and renewing hope. I wish you all the best as well! I hope you had a peaceful Holiday!

You are right, Nothing good comes out of our comfort zone. It's important we set goals and come out of our comfort zone to make them possible. 2024 is sure going to a year of building and reconnecting. A merry Christmas to you.

Thank you, I wish you an amazing 2024!

Every year brings some happiness as well as something bad but we should pray that we got the happiness in next year and hope so that the new year will be a year of rebuilding, reconnecting for all of us.
We have some bad memories behind but next year gives a new hope.

Cheers to hope and to better days! Thank you.

I hope 2024 will be good for us much more than 2023. For some reasons, I was not able to actually enjoy my 2023 and I don't want my 2024 to actually be like that

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

Thank you!

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones! 🎄🎁

Thank you! I hope you enjoyed the day!

I did, thank you!

Merry Christmas dear, i wish your goals come true.
I have some goals too that i want to fulfil, i will work hard for that.

Thank you and best of luck in attaining your goals in 2024!

hi @ericvancewalto, Merry Chritsmas! I just start to follow you ;)

Merry Christmas and thanks for the follow!

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have a good day and wish you best of luck with your goals

Thanks, I wish the same for you!

The biggest benefit of events is that a person gets some time off in their busy life, which a person spends with each other. People meet each other and have a lot of fun together. People have been making decorations for more than a month and everything is looking very beautiful. So prove to be very good. We pray that the coming time will be good for all of us.

Thanks!

I strongly believe 2024 will be a year of positivity and so much will be achieved. Merry Christmas from this side

Thank you and I hope you had a nice Christmas!

I hope this next year will bring happiness in your life and it will keep you away from the sadness and sorrowness.

Thank you, I wish the same for you!

Marry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, my friend!

I had a challenging year as well, and as you said, we hope and pray that the year to come will heal, rebuild, and reconnect us. Well-detailed article, boss. Merry Christmas and happy new year in advance.

I'm sorry to hear that. Let's hope for a better 2024 for us all! Thank you!

Thank You, my faith is raised so is my hope also.

Best of luck to you in 2024. I hope it brings everything you are hoping for!

I appreciate that @bozz! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

I love the relentless part of going after our dreams. I expect 2024 to be quite turbulent, therefore it's crucial to get to know ourselves better and navigate by unleashing our inner power. Have a Very Merry Christmas 🎄

Oh yes, 2024 will be guaranteed to be turbulent with the Presidential election. If the chatter is true there are going to be quite a few big surprises. It will be a year of high highs and low lows and all we can hope for is to stay grounded and keep our inner peace throughout it all. Thank you and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

Wishing you all Happy holiday.

Thank you!

Welcome

May 2024 be your best year yet!

Thank you, I wish the same for you!

I hope that in 2024 your career will be even more successful and I also hope that the crypto market will experience a bullish in 2024. God bless you, Eric.

Thank you Eliana! I hope you have an amazing 2024!

I fully agree.... we are capable of so much more than we realize and the change that needs to be made to get there is to begin making new patterns. My goal is to step out of my comfort zone in art and to allow myself room to fail so that I won't shy away from experimenting with new media. Best wishes for your 2024 goals.
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Well said:
"Life begins just outside of your comfort zone"
I m totally agree with your point if somebody wants to achieve something first we need to leave comfort zone then set your goal and work that .
So when we will set our goal and we will struggle for that then 2024 will be full of fun and full of success.
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

Thank you, I hope you had a great holiday!

Christmas has come and gone and I only now read your post! Yes, it's been the most awful year of my life as well, and there are a couple of other people I know who have experienced the same.
I like your advice of setting goals, something I seriously need to look at with this 'new life' that's been kind of forced on me. There's also a bunch of decisions to make, but I'm not going to do anything in a hurry and then be sorry afterward.
A happy 2024 for you and your family Eric!

Thank you @Lizelle! I'm so sorry that it's been such a rough one for you. I wish you only good things this year! 2o23 was a tough one for us too and we've heard others in our circle say the same. Sending lots of positivity your way. Please let me know if there anything you need! Happy 2024 my friend!

Yes, that would be a good goal for this year. Personally, I would like to resume my travels. I'm sure traveling will also be among your plans. I would also like to get back to the gym. In this new year there are presidential elections in my country. My greatest wish is that we can get out of this government, because otherwise, I will have to leave Venezuela. I wish it will be a good time for cryptocurrencies and that we can taste the honey of our harvest. I also wish that my passion for my work does not abandon me, that I can continue to give my work with true joy. Finally, I wish love, money and health in abundance for everyone and for you. I hope to continue to have the pleasure of reading you, hearing from you and learning from you.
Ah, before the end of the year, I would also like to thank you for your support. Without a doubt, it has been fundamental to my growth here. I have no words to thank you so much. I hug you tightly, Eric.

Thank you, Nancy, and I hope you achieve everything you want to accomplish in 2024! You're very welcome for the support. Cheers to better days! Take care and I wish you a wonderful New Year.

Came to check on you twice and reckoned you're spending special time with the family while I've been (mostly) napping. Hard!

Sending happy thoughts and stardust for 2024, Mr VW.

May it be full of poetry and fine words again.

Peace ✌️

Thanks for checking on me! I'm glad you've been able to rest, it's so important. I haven't shared much about it but I've been dealing with a family medical emergency over the past few months that's been kind of a rollercoaster. I simply haven't had enough "gas in the tank" to get much writing done. I do plan to get back to writing regularly here in 2024. I wish you an amazing year ahead, Cheers!

Oh no. So sorry to hear it.

Okay. Don't even reply.

I'll keep an eye out for new stuff from you and be around when you return. Of course!

Family first 💜

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