Slices of Life

By: Jill Pertler

Someone I’ve never met (social media, where else?) came up with a phrase for the new year: “Let’s do more in 2024.” I’ve decided to adopt it for my own, because it’s well-balanced, makes logical sense and has good meaning, purpose and intent.

Plus it rhymes; who doesn’t appreciate a good rhyme?

But what, exactly, do I want more of in the next year? What do we all want?

The basics, of course. Here’s my short list:

More peace.

Isn’t this a nice thought? More peace: world peace, governmental peace, neighborhood peace, hippy peace, familial peace, marital peace and – most importan...