A New Beginning
John Cali
Well, it’s that time of year when many folks around the world
are preparing to hail the dawn of a new year. This is an exciting
time to be alive. I believe 2005 will bring many changes and much
growth for all of us. (We published this article December 30, 2004.)
For most of my life, I faithfully made my annual list of new year’s
resolutions in December. And then about mid-January, my list had
faded into the dark recesses of frustration and forgetfulness.
Sound familiar?
Now I no longer make long lists of new year’s resolutions. I’ve
finally kicked the habit! Instead, I make short lists of daily
resolutions every morning for what I wish to accomplish that day.
Thanks to Chief Joseph, I’ve realized every day is a new
beginning, and not just January 1.
Chief Joseph
How often have you yearned for a fresh start in your lives, a new
beginning? How often have you told yourselves if only you hadn’t
done this or that, you could start anew with no past baggage?
The desire to have a new beginning in your lives is commendable,
and we completely understand that. We are not discouraging you from
this.
But, for whatever reasons, the beginning of a new year has taken
on a mystique and power for many of you. And so you make your long,
often ponderous, lists of new year’s resolutions.
Then, as with John’s experience, you quickly abandon your
well-intentioned lists. And you give up and plod ahead without that
energy and joy you felt when you were creating your lists.
The reason many give up their new year’s resolutions lists is
they’re too much for you to comfortably handle all at once. You
overwhelm yourselves.
And so you "throw the baby out with the bath water," as
your saying goes.
Friends, you need to take a shorter perspective, if you will.
January 1 is a new beginning, certainly. But there’s nothing
sacrosanct about that date. Every day is a new beginning. Would it
not be easier for you to take your lives one day at a time instead
of in those daunting one-year chunks?
You don’t know for sure what lies down the road one year from
now. But you do have a better idea of what lies before you in the
next 24 hours. Wouldn’t it just be easier to take it one step at a
time? One day at a time?
New beginnings abound in your lives. January 1 is a new
beginning. When you awake in the morning is a new beginning. When
you go to sleep at night is a new beginning.
In fact, every moment is a new beginning. Every breath you take
is a new beginning.
With each breath you are born again. With each breath the cells
of your body are born again. What existed one breath ago no longer
exists with your next new breath.
New beginnings abound with every breath you take. Live in the
moment, knowing all your power lies in this present moment. All
of it!
Make your lists of goals. But do it in a way that feels good and
easy to you. This should not be an exercise in seeing how much
misery you can create for yourselves.
New year’s resolutions are not usually a good exercise for most
of you. And for the reasons we’ve already discussed.
Have your goals, certainly. But live them only in the present
moment, allowing yourselves to simply flow with the energy of your
life, with the life-giving energy your higher selves bring you with
every breath you take.
New beginnings abound. Let your next breath be as important a new
beginning to you as January 1.
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