I always love this time of year – the fresh start, the turning of the calendar to a new year. A new sparkling clean planner (or planners in my case) with lots of fresh space to write out dreams, plans, and life events. I feel this same way in the fall, at the start of the school year. Even though it has been a long time since I was in school, or even since my daughters were in school, there is something magical about a new start. The open space is full of possibilities, the energy pregnant with things yet to come. The air is filled with hope and expectation. The beautiful and most true thing about this is that a fresh start is available at the start of every season, every month, every week, every day – and in each moment.
Just as your body renews itself constantly, you have the incredible power to regenerate your spirit and reshape your reality whenever you choose. Think about that for a moment – you hold the key to release what no longer serves you and welcome new possibilities. You get to choose your reactions, set your intentions, define who you want to be, and decide how you'll move through this world. Isn't that extraordinary?
Now, that doesn't mean there won't be challenges. Challenges are necessary for growth – they help us see and recognize what is most important to us. They help us become who we are and who we want to be. When we set our intentions for who we want to be and for what we desire, challenges help ensure we're on the right path and help us appreciate the journey that much more. I have had many challenges in my life, as we all have. Some I have faced well, some not so well, and some I have tried not to face at all. What I'm learning is that they are teaching me about joy and about new beginnings.
So while we know challenges lie ahead, we also know that joy and new beginnings are present. We have the power to choose joy and those new beginnings – exactly one moment at a time. I hope you join me in reveling in this knowledge, in this power. I hope you feel the excitement and the joy of creating something new and of new possibilities.
May you embrace each moment as a chance to begin again, aligned with your deepest intentions. I send my love and blessings to you that you create and follow your new possibilities and your intentions – in each and every moment!
With love and faith in your journey,
Jen