Starting Over Again

in Giggles on January 4, 2019

Good Morning, to my faithful few!

As I sit here this morning and try to think of something profound and meaningful to say…I find myself stuck. I’m starting over. That, in and of itself is fitting. We are four days into the new year. Of course we’re starting over.

But, that’s not what I really meant…I don’t think. Yesterday my insurance deductible started over; I found that out as I checked into the ER with a fantastic migraine. Today I am starting over, where my mothering duties left off…dishes in the sink, clothes on the floor, beds to be made; you get the picture.

Starting over, Again.

There are some fresh starts that don’t seem very “fresh“. Some do-overs happen because of circumstances outside of your control. A break-up. A death. An unexpected move or complete relocation. Those fresh starts take a bit longer to see as fresh.

Situations like those make you take pause, and begin to question just about every aspect of your life. My favorite go-to question is WHY. WHY me? Or, here lately, WHY NOT me? The best answer I can come up with is: Timing.

It may not be your time.

Frustrating answer, I know.

For several years now, my children have been trying to convince their grandmother to get a dog. We have dogs. We love dogs. We think everyone should have one. For years, their begging, pleading, and very well thought out arguments fell upon deaf ears…until this Christmas.

She decided NOW is the time for starting over. And she’s going to do that with a new puppy. That is a BIG do-over. She’s never had a puppy before. She’s in for sleepless nights, broken things around the house, and messes to clean up. But, at the end of the day, it will be worth it…in spades.

Starting over, again. Some of us are not simply starting over for the first time. Some of us are starting over AGAIN. There is a huge difference between the two. If you find yourself at the beginning of this year, not only looking at the business-end of a new year, but also staring down a long tunnel of unknowns because you are at the starting line AGAIN, remember one thing: Each new beginning is the end of something that brought you the strength and experience to go again.

It just takes one step. One step and you are on you’re way. Endings are sad, beginnings are scary, but the journey in the middle is unforgettable.

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