The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #438: Welcome to 2024! Goals, Incremental Changes, Fairytales of New York, and More.

A randomly picked section from The Thirteenth Hour and read out loud for the show.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #438: Welcome to 2024! Goals, Incremental Changes, Fairytales of New York, and More.

https://archive.org/download/podcast-438/Podcast%20438.mp3

This week’s episode, the first of 2024, released on New Year’s Day, is to not only ring in the New Year but also to talk about goals and the process of making and attaining them.  Are you a New Year’s resolution person?  As mentioned in the podcast, I do enjoy the process but don’t wait until New Year’s to do it.  However, I really like the fact that for at least a few weeks out of the year, society is collectively involved in some kind of positive betterment of themselves and their world.  I know some people are more cynical about it, but hey, something is better than nothing. 

I think that is why the song, “Fairytale of New York” is my favorite Christmas song.  It’s not exactly a happy song … but then the winter holidays are not always happy times for everyone.  But it ends on a more hopeful note, with hopes and dreams for a better year to come.  I love that message.  It’s one of the core parts of The Thirteenth Hour, and it’s probably why I like the films that inspired it, like The Neverending Story, The Last Starfighter, and The Rocketeer, because they’re basically self contained fairy tales with a fundamental belief that tomorrow can be better than today.   I wish the same for you this year!

Thanks for listening, and best wishes in 2024.

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As always, thanks for listening!

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