Topic: Starting Over Now

We all sit on a train bound for the future. Whether the train is bound for glory or hell is up to us to decide. The realities of our life make it much easier not to get off the train then to get off. Sitting on the train and go along for the ride is easier than getting off. However, sometimes the events of our life demand we start over. We usually have to start over when we experience some kind of loss or we experience some kind of dramatic change in our life or circumstances. The older we get the more difficult starting over becomes. Nevertheless, there comes a time when we must start anew. When we start over we must remember to act with vigor, wisdom, and with purpose. Starting over because the worst of times has hit you can lead to your enjoying the best of new times later on. When starting over, we must not keep looking back over our shoulder at the past. We must keep our eyes focused on what is ahead and remain keenly focused on our objectives. When starting over, we must come to realize we can come to live in a time where what is normal now is not what used to be normal in our past. When we start over we must come to realize we may live in a "new normal." Sometimes the longer we wait to make decisions about starting over, the more difficult making those decisions becomes. When we need to start over and we remain immobilized in the present, we sometimes try to avoid making decisions about starting over again. The more immobilized in the present we become, the more difficult we can make things for ourselves. Many times we may be reluctant to start out again because of previous hurts or failures. If we carry previous hurts or failures, we need to remember we can gain incredible wisdom from our past if we just mine the treasure past hurts and failures can offer us.

These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.shepherdscare.net/wisdomminute

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