With each new day I put away the past and discover the new beginnings I have been given.
—Angela L. Wozniak
We can't recapture what is no more. And the minutes or hours we spend dwelling on what was or should have been only steal away from all that presently is. Today stands before us with promise. The opportunities for growth are guaranteed, as is all the spiritual help we need to handle any situation the day offers.
If today offers us a challenge, we can be grateful. Our challenges are gifts. They mean we are ready to move ahead to new awarenesses, to a new sense of our womanhood. Challenges force us to think creatively; they force us to turn to others; they demand that we change. Without challenges, we'd stagnate, enjoying life little, offering life nothing.
We each are making a special contribution, one that only we can make; each time we confront a new situation with courage. Each time we dare to open a new door. What we need to do today is to close the door on yesterday. Then we can stand ready and willing to go forward.
This day awaits my full presence. I will be the recipient of its gifts.
—Angela L. Wozniak
We can't recapture what is no more. And the minutes or hours we spend dwelling on what was or should have been only steal away from all that presently is. Today stands before us with promise. The opportunities for growth are guaranteed, as is all the spiritual help we need to handle any situation the day offers.
If today offers us a challenge, we can be grateful. Our challenges are gifts. They mean we are ready to move ahead to new awarenesses, to a new sense of our womanhood. Challenges force us to think creatively; they force us to turn to others; they demand that we change. Without challenges, we'd stagnate, enjoying life little, offering life nothing.
We each are making a special contribution, one that only we can make; each time we confront a new situation with courage. Each time we dare to open a new door. What we need to do today is to close the door on yesterday. Then we can stand ready and willing to go forward.
This day awaits my full presence. I will be the recipient of its gifts.
From Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women by Karen Casey
© 1982, 1991 by Hazelden Foundation.
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I am getting ready to resign from my full time job. I'm excited & anxious at the same time, because life as I know will be no more.
So, last night, around 10:30 PM,
I was feeling the adrenaline pumping through my body, thinking about
the big changes that are upcoming in my life. Somehow, there is very
little Fear at play, even though I know finances may be an issue. So I
got out of my office chair and walked through the house. Something was
flying around my dining room. It was a large white butterfly with orange
spots on the wings! It flew right at me, and landed on the area rug. Up
close & personal, it was the most unusual butterfly I've ever seen.
It flew away and out of sight, then, and now I can't find it. Anyway, a
butterfly signifies Transformation.........and I don't think it was a
'coincidence' that somehow, one made its way into my house and appeared
before me while I was contemplating my life!
I know now that what I'm doing is the 'right' move..............and I'm not afraid of change and spiritual growth. I will accept the challenges that lie ahead & be grateful for the gifts. I am ready to move ahead to new awareness, one day at a time.
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