“The last time you took it upon yourself to begin something new in life was the last time you took life into your own hands.”
— Joan Chittister, Songs of Joy
Spiritual Quotation: This poem by Edward Searl encourages us to see the freshness and richness of new beginnings.
Spiritual Practices:
One of the hardest parts of starting over is letting go of the things whose absence will make space for new life. “Beginning to Let Go” offers practices of reflection and the body, baby steps to take in your new direction.
“Cycles of Nature” reminds us that “rhythms of dormancy and growth” are all around us, offering analogies for our own stops and starts.
Book: In Your Psychic Pathway to New Beginnings, Sonia Choquette explores the crucial role of intuition in fresh starts.
Book Excerpt: This passage from The White Stone: the Art of Letting Go by Esther de Waal describes a Christian ritual for arriving in a new home.
E-Course: “Catalysts for Change” will help you sustain the resolve it takes to “transcend the conditioning of the past and do a new thing."
Film: In The Bookshop, widow Florence Green turns loss into new life embodying persistence and resilience as she embarks on a courageous new business venture.
