Each day is a new start. Each moment is a beginning.
We do not have to wait until Monday to get back on the program or clean a closet or tackle a difficult report. We do not have to wait until tomorrow morning, either. Now is the moment to stop, to make a phone call, to begin whatever project we have been putting off.
There is no way we can change what we did five minutes ago, nor can we predict what will happen half an hour from now. We can only deal with now.
By doing what needs to be done right now, we make the most of each present moment. As long as we are alive, we are always free to begin again. Instead of following an old, worn out habit, make a fresh start this moment on the rest of your life.
Give me grace. Lord, to begin again.
From the book:
I love the idea that I can start my day over whenever I choose. I can start my 24 hours at 2 AM or 3 PM, it doesn’t matter. The most important thing is that I start, not when. Even in recovery, there are plenty of days that I need to start over because of my thoughts or actions. I used to think that if I was in a bad mood, that was that. I never knew I had an option to be in whatever mood I wanted to be in. What a novel concept. So today, if I’m in not such a great mood, I can pause or even take a rest and then restart. New beginnings are really quite simple.