Thank You Betty White
- Sallie Jane Barnes
- Dec 31, 2021
- 2 min read
Today the world lost Betty White.
We knew it would happen someday but that doesn’t make it less sad. It is even sadder that it was just a little over 2 weeks until she would have been 100. But I think she was saving us from an even greater sadness.
Everyone knows that the past couple of years have been pretty bad, to put it mildly. The political and racial issues divided family and friends. There have been rioting and mass shootings. The icing on the (nutty fruit) cake has been the neverending covid pandemic.
Everyone is tired.
We all are looking forward to a clean slate and another chance for a good year, finally.
Imagine if Betty White would have died in January 2022. It would have filled us with despair and would have lost some of the hope that 2022 was going to be a better year.
It’s said that some people know that their time is coming. Some hold on while others let go. I would like to think that Betty White’s greatest achievement was letting go before the new year started. She was America’s sweetheart until the very end. Now she will be able to tap into the universe and use her love to help bring some light into the ever-darkening world. I know this may upset some people but I mean no disrespect. It’s just a thought that I wanted to share. I loved Betty White. So as we go into 2022 let’s remember Betty White and have hope that 2022 will be a great year.
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I also would like to share thoughts on resolutions. Do you make them? Have you kept any?
I used to make my resolutions on Easter. I always thought of that as being the time for new beginnings. FYI: Resolutions made in Spring don’t hold up any better than the ones on New’s Years day do. I conveniently can’t remember any specific resolutions I have made though I can probably guess. This year I am going to post my resolution here so I can’t hide from it: I will finish at least two books.
The new year has already started around a good part of the world. We have about 2 hours left here. I would like to keep positive thoughts from the very start. I have made a Spotify playlist of good songs to listen to as 2022 begins. Please listen. Tell me what you think. Do you have a song that you listen to start your year? Let me know in the comments below.
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