Reflections on 2023... Ready for the Firestorm of 2024!

As the final hours of 2023 draw to a close, and the nascent hours of 2024 begin to emerge, I sit down to write my final article of this year. I must say that 2023 has been a tremendous “awakening” for me. When I say “awakening,” I mean that in a practical more than a philosophical way. As awakenings go, this one was pretty darn rude.

In short, this ye…