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There are times in our lives that lend themselves to starting something new.
The beginning of a new year, finishing school, leaving a job, or changing
homes -- these all are times that turn our minds to fresh starts. Their
advantage is that they bring with them the energy of that event, creating a
tide of change around them that we can ride to our next shoreline. But we can
choose to start anew anytime. In any moment we can decide that a bad day or a
relationship that's gotten off on the wrong foot can be started again. It is
a mental shift that allows us to clean the slate and approach anything with
fresh eyes, and we can make that choice at any time.
Starting new is most powerful when we focus our attention to what we are
choosing to create. Giving all of our attention to the unwanted aspects of
our lives allows what we resist to persist. We need to remember to leave
enough room in the process of new beginnings to be kind to ourselves, because
it takes time to become accustomed to anything new, no matter how much we
like it. There is no need to get down on ourselves if we don't reach our new
goals instantly. Instead, we acknowledge the forward motion and choose to
reset and start again, knowing that with each choice we learn, grow, and move
forward.
Making the choice to start anew has its own energy -- it's a promise made to
you. The forward momentum creates a sort of vacuum behind it, pulling toward
you all you need to help you continue moving in your chosen direction. Once
the journey has begun, it may take unexpected turns, but it never really
ends. Like cycles in nature, there are periods of obvious growth and periods
of dormancy that signal a time of waiting for the right moment to burst
forth. Each time we choose to start anew we dedicate ourselves to becoming
the best we are able to be.
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