The Chance To Begin Anew

" A New Day"
Painting by Pieter Wagemans

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. ~Carl Bard

Did you ever stop to think about all the mistakes you've made in this lifetime? Some were big, some small, some you didn't even know WERE mistakes until time had passed. Then there were those mistakes that actually worked serendipitously FOR us. Which ones do you live over and over?

I like that we don't have to be "stuck" in our yesterday's unless we choose to be. Each day opens wide with new possibilities, new choices and progress to be made in our lives. If we don't like the direction we are heading, we have the ability to make a new start and go in an entirely different direction. Freeing isn't it?

So, if you are unhappy with where you find yourself today, there's no better time than the present to begin writing a "brand new ending!"

Think I'll have to stop procrastinating about the gym and Weight Watchers and get going!

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Don & Nancy said…

Karen, My husband is Don Hamilton, son of John Woodrow Hamilton, who was a brother to Jewell Belle Hamilton Weems. I ran across your blog while searching for something about Vincent Weems. I'd be interested in visiting with you about the Weems and your family as we have fond memories of Jewell and Oren... I'm the genealogy nut in the family. I also have a good picture of Vincent that we could send you if we had an email address. My address is
donnan37@msn.com We're leaving Friday for 3 weeks. Nancy Hamilton

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