Begin Again

Begin again.
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How are those resolutions going?  Do you, like me, need a fresh start, a new beginning in order to persist in reaching your goals?

Life never presents us with anything which may not be looked upon as a fresh starting point, no less than as a termination.

— Andre Gide

Monday Morning

It’s Monday morning and I’m dressed, ready to go out for my walk – yet here I am, writing this post instead.  Lately it’s been a challenge to get myself out for my morning walk.  And an even tougher task to eat in ways that cause me to shed pounds.

Not too long ago I was cruising along doing both with ease.  No such luck now.  I can come up with every excuse in the book for not going out first thing in the morning.  And my sweet-tooth plagues me.

This has GOT to turn around.  Now would be a good time.  I need a fresh start at this losing weight and getting fit stuff.  I’m barely holding my own here.  And it’s waaaaaay too soon to be in maintenance mode.

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Objects in the Rearview Mirror…

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Where do you look for next year’s resolutions?  Do you have a better idea?

And if life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car.  And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are…

— MeatLoaf

I find myself thinking about 2010 as a fresh new year, a clean slate on which to paint my best intentions.  I, like everyone else, want a happy and satisfying life and am willing to do the work it takes to make it so.

But as much as I long to embrace all that 2010 has to offer, this last year’s events weigh heavy on my heart – the death of my beloved husband looms-large in my rearview mirror.  And clouds my future-vision.  Still, I know it’s time for me to create a new vision – to fill-in the details of a new life – my new life – and to fill it with new purpose.

And I reluctantly conclude that Andy Warhol was right when he said:

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Cup o’ Inspiration

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Take a short break and consider the following:

“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”

Carl Bard

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