A FRESH START MOMENT

TODAY'S QUOTE:
If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down. - Mary Pickford

I agree with this quote, but I would alter the, "If " to, "When" to better reflect reality. Mistakes are certain; only the choice between repeating or repenting is an uncertainty. Realizing that each and every mistake holds an important life-lesson is not automatic, but it is mandatory to moving on. "Duh moments", require either a lingering reflection afterward or a  long pause beforehand to inspire a dawning of the mind and the changing of the heart. The thresholds created by our, "duh moments" are gateways to a fresh start. Stepping across is voluntary... ignoring the chance is deliberate... the choice is always ours to make.

Change rattles some of us so hard that any step is difficult. Fear freezes some so solidly in place that any step is impossible. Even seeing the sense in forward movement does not guarantee even an inch of advancement. Sometimes we simply carry so much baggage that even the thought of travel in any direction is so exhausting we just vegetate in place. The reasons for not making the effort are endless, but then so are the rewards we gain from any attempt at rebirth. I take comfort from the knowledge that as long as we live the opportunity is there for the taking.

Starting fresh does not mean that all that went on before is magically forgotten. It means that you have learned something life changing and have incorporated it soul-deep. It means that you found the strength to stand up one more time, and walking wounded or not... at least you are walking. It means that admitting misdeeds and resolving issues becomes much easier without the need of making excuses. It means that you have reached a point where truly knowing yourself begins. It means freedom from old tired negatives and the harvesting of more positives than you ever imagined possible. Lift your foot, step an inch, and travel to a place where real peace is inevitable. Think about it... let it ride... then decide!!!