There
are many reasons you might want to make new choices in your life with a unique
approach to this choice. Regardless of your reasons for transformation, it’s
possible to start a new if you think carefully, plan thoroughly, and check in
with yourself to make sure you’re doing satisfactory. Whether you’ve quit
something of your own free will or started over, an act of faith is
always required.
Though
there’s the exhilaration of new possibilities ahead, there’s also that moment
of fear that this situation won’t turn out like you
need it to. Even if you can’t think of a reason to continue on, you must think
of a motive to start over. There’s a big difference between giving up and
starting again in your chosen way. There are three little words that can
release you from your past regrets and guide you forward to a positive new
beginning. These words are: “From now on…”
Accept and embrace reality – Life is simple. Everything happens for you not to
you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor
too late. For everything you lose, you gain something else; and for
everything you gain, you lose something else. You don’t have to like it,
but it’s just easier if you do. So pay attention to your outlook on life.
You can either regret or rejoice. It’s your choice.
Appreciate what you have learned – Nothing is more beautiful and powerful than a smile that
has struggled through the tears. Don’t regret your time even the moments
that you’re filled with hurt. Smile because you learned from it and
gained the strength to rise above it. In the end, it’s not what you have
been through that defines who you are. Its how you got through it
that has made you the person you are today, and the person you are capable of
being tomorrow.
Change your mind –
Change is like breath. It isn’t part of the process, but it is the
process. In reality the only thing you can count on is change. And
the first step toward positive change is to change your outlook. Prepare
for the positive. Prepare for the new.
Allow the unknown to take you to fresh and unforeseen areas in yourself.
Growth is impossible without change. If you cannot change your mind, you
cannot change anything in your life. Sometimes all you need to do is look
at things from a different perspective.
Hold tight to the good things – When life’s struggles knock you into a pit so deep you
can’t see anything but darkness, don’t waste valuable energy trying to dig your
way out. If you hastily dig in the dark, you’re likely to head in the
wrong direction and only dig the pit deeper. Instead, use what energy you
have to reach out and pull something good in with you. For goodness is
bright; its radiance will show you which way is up, and illuminate the correct
path that will take you there.
Keep climbing –
Every person who is at the top of the mountain did not fall there from the
sky. Good things come to those who work for them. You gain
confidence and grow stronger by every experience in which you truly push
yourself to do something you didn’t think you could do. If you are
standing in that place of in-between, unable or unwilling to go backwards, but
too afraid to move forward, remember that you can’t enjoy the view without being
willing to climb.
Let the things you can’t control go – Most things are only a part of your life because you keep
thinking about them. Positive things happen in your life when you
emotionally distance yourself from the negative things. So stop holding
on to what hurts, and make room for what is right. Do not let what is out
of your control keep you from controlling all those things that are within your
control. 
Realize every step is necessary –You grow from every step you take. Whatever you did
today was a necessary step to get to tomorrow. So be proud of
yourself. Maybe you are not as good as you want to be, or as great as you
one day will be; but thanks to all the lessons you’ve learned along the way, you
are so much better than you used to be.
Rest and regroup –
Strength isn’t about bearing a cross of grief or shame. Strength is about
choosing your path, living with the consequences, and learning from them.
Sometimes you do your best and end up with a mess. When this happens,
don’t be discouraged. You tried. That’s really all you can ever
do. You have not failed. You just learned what not to do. You need
to rest, regroup, and begin again with what you now know.
Take chances –
Making a big life change or trying something new can be scary. But do you
know what’s even scarier? Regret. So realize that most of your
fears are much bigger in your mind than they are in reality. You’ll see this
for yourself as soon as you face them. Don’t let them stop you.
Live your life so that you never have to regret the chances you never took, the
love you never let in, and the gifts you never gave out.
“Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best
that you can, and you'll get to where God wants you to be.”
(Joel Osteen)[i]
[i] Sources used:
·
“5 Steps to a Fresh Start”
by Peg Streep
·
“9 Rules for Turning Endings into New Beginnings” by Marc
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