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The Drama of 2023 Continues Until the Very End: Don't Let It Break You

2023 was a seven-year, but don't worry, we are entering an eight-year; infinity and rebirth are on the horizon

Sara Burdick
5 min readDec 29, 2023
Paipa, Colombia

Does anyone else feel that 2023 beat them up physically, emotionally, and spiritually? Yeah, me too.

The end of 2023 has put me through the wringer from my ex reaching out to me to take a job and then changing my mind. So, let me address that first to get it out of the way.

Others’ energy highly influences me; I always struggle with protecting my energy, especially when others mean well.

Did I need a job? No.

Did I say I needed a job? Of course, yes, because it is me trying to feel normal.

Then, I would no longer have to justify that I make money writing to some people who don´t understand my life. They think it’s unstable, like riding a life raft and barely holding on at times.

Yet, if you listen to me, you will realize I like living life with one foot on the ground and the other, running around the world and trying to figure it out on my own.

I vowed once never to have a boss again, and the universe tested me, and I was so excited for some stability. I was so blind…

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Sara Burdick
Sara Burdick

Written by Sara Burdick

I quit the rat race after working as a nurse for 16 years. Travel and Storyteller. I live in Colombia. https://substack.com/@saraburdick

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