A Fresh Start…
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.” —Nido Qubein
Growing up in Southern California, school began after Labor Day. Many years later, living in Texas where the kids begin mid-August, I still feel the day after Labor Day offers a new beginning, a fresh start.
Yes, we’re approaching the fall season’s invitation to harvest and let go, but still there is a chance to start anew.
Is there a do-over calling to you in some areas of your life? Or do you see a new path you’ve hesitated to explore but sense now is the time? Perhaps there’s something that was on your 2025 bucket list that hasn’t been experienced or achieved that you can begin now. Or maybe you feel called to learn something new.
“The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.” ― Arnold Bennett
From trying a new recipe to signing up for a course, to finding new ways to be of service, there are many ways to embark on a fresh start or turn over a new leaf. What’s yours?
May you say YES to a fresh start in whatever way spirit is calling you. Now is the time.
You Can Begin Again
“No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.” —Buddha
Note: This has been an unimaginably hard year so far for many, with anxiety arising even if not directly affected by events. May the light of a new beginning, the dawn of a new day, find you and offer you a spark of hope.
On Your Way
“You’re off to great places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
so get on your way!”
―Dr. Seuss
Begin
This is now. Now is,
all there is. Don’t wait for Then;
strike the spark, light the fire.
Sit at the Beloved’s table,
feast with gusto, drink your fill
then dance
the way branches
of jasmine and cypress
dance in a spring wind.
The green earth
is your cloth;
tailor your robe
with dignity and grace.
―Rumi.
Note: There are other versions of Rumi’s wisdom. The translator of this beautiful version is unknown.
