Do you have high hopes for 2023?
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (38562)
December 31, 2022 3:27pm CST
I probably shouldn't.
But I do. I want so much for 2023.
I want my friends and family to be well and happy. I really want my son well. I won't give up, ever, on wanting that, of course. If I could hope and wish for more, I would have to wish that the world we live in now was much less turbulent, happier, healthier, and at least more peaceful than it is now.
I know I can't have all of that, and I know most of it is out of my control. But I can still have hope, and still wish for better times. I celebrate all of my small victories.
Do you have some 2023 wishes?
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
31 Dec 22
Buying my first home. That’s my dream
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@snowy22315 (181953)
• United States
31 Dec 22
Yes, my biggest hope is for my son to come back from Brazil this year. He says he will, but he says lots of things. Time will tell.
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@sallypup (61561)
• Centralia, Washington
31 Dec 22
I am scraped bare. 2023 has to be better. Has to. I hope to find a way to get my husband into the gym pool. I think I need to knuckle down and go for the long car drive that will take us to the ocean area;; last time we tried we got bored of the drive. Its time for me to stick to it. I want to figure more out about using the land that goes with our house. I'd love to harvest some fresh strawberries.
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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1 Jan 23
That's a lot of things to accomplish, just try for one at a time, you'll get there.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
31 Dec 22
I want my family to be happy and well cared for, in 2023. Also, that every financial struggle would be alleviated. That our health would be fully restored, through God's mighty power.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Jan 23
@MarieCoyle This is what I want, in 2023!
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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1 Jan 23
@kobesbuddy
I would think that would be what everyone would want, but unfortunately there are some truly evil people out there.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
31 Dec 22
Health and happiness and stability. If I have all of that, I'll be great.
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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1 Jan 23
That would be a dream come true for me as well, Kelli.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
1 Jan 23
@MarieCoyle I don't even need a lot of money if I have that. Everything else would fall into place.
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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2 Jan 23
@spiderdust
I totally understand that. Your choices are what I want as well.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
14 Jan 23
@MarieCoyle ours is only 2 years and we live in a new normal way of life.
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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14 Jan 23
@Nakitakona
Well, Covid officially started in Feb-March 2020, and it's nearly Feb. 2023, so here that is nearly 3 years. Pandemics do not usually end quickly and this one sure isn't.
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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13 Jan 23
I don't think I even know what normal is now, after 3 years of Covid and my son's accident and illness. I just want...things to be calm and him to be well, and everyone healthy.
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@jstory07 (139782)
• Roseburg, Oregon
1 Jan 23
@MarieCoyle That would be so nice.
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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1 Jan 23
I wish we had a magic wand we could wave around to make this happen, Judy.
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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2 Jan 23
@LadyDuck
Thank you, Anna. I can't give up, I just can't.
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@LindaOHio (181321)
• United States
1 Jan 23
I hope all of your wishes come true. I hope that war is over in the Ukraine and everyone has a peaceful, happy, safe and prosperous new year. Happy New Year!
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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2 Jan 23
Linda, that would be beyond wonderful for all of us. Happy New Year to you, as well.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Jan 23
@MarieCoyle We have to each one do our part to try and keep it alive.
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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3 Jan 23
@CarolDM
Yes, we do. Sometimes, hope is the only thing that keeps us going.
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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2 Jan 23
I understand that statement. I don't want hope to die, either.
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