New Beginnings
Dear friends,
Days are moving fast and I am sitting peacefully again writing my tenth newsletter. It is a point in my life time where there are a lot of changes and new beginnings that I choose ‘New beginnings’ as a title of today's newsletter.When we look at our lives, it is important to make changes that are productive. Some of these changes will bring new challenges and new growth, but they are important if we are to improve our lives for the better. A new beginning might mean to change the way we view and do things, or it might be to completely start something new. As I was reading a book that I'll encourage you to read, ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ by Spencer Johnson, I realized how things change daily and how important it is for everyone to tune to the positive changes. The book was listed as a New York Times best seller, yet it is a very simple book. The book tells a very simple story of two mice and two men and how these two little mice sniffed the smell of the cheese and how willingly they were for new beginnings. They moved to find new cheese while the two men complicated their lives simply by refusing to change to new ways, for life and surviving. I agree that you don't have to move with every single thing happening in the world today, yet one need to seek better ways to cope with daily life changes. Take these few examples in things that we face daily in life;
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Friendships which are not reciprocal
- Poor communication with your spouse/ unhealthy relationship
- Appliances that need to be fixed
- Walls that need to be painted
- Debts that need to be cleared
- Messy closets
- Not enough money for life basics
- Undone work or school assignments
- Car needs a tune up
- Car needs to be cleaned
- Don't have a church home
- Need to improve your level of education
- Don't like your job
- Not exercising
- Inadequate salary
Dear friend, do you see yourself in any part above? If so, are you doing anything to improve that situation, or to have a complete new beginning? When it comes to relationships like marriage, a new beginning doesn't mean to give up your marriage, but to begin a healthy relationship by letting go of unhealthy behaviors in order to have a new positive relationship with your spouse. This might mean there is a need for counseling and teachings. New beginnings are new ways to a better way of thinking and acting. All listed things above can be managed if one is ready to make them a priority! My previous newsletters can save as helpful source on how to improve some of the areas mentioned above.
Make a list of things in your life that need to be improved. Then one by one, begin by taking step by step changes toward the improvements. As you work towards bettering yourself notice how good you feel and how your energy is restored. When you seek a more fulfilling, less stressful life, it is critical that you stop having problems and start solving them. Once you do, you free yourself to create a life that serves you well and supports you daily as you move towards the life you truly want. As a Christian, I feel responsible to be a better person, and sometimes new steps take me through new life's lessons that are not always easy, yet I trust God. When the storm vanishes or when the responsibilities are fulfilled, it is a new and a better beginning for me.
Take action! Make a list of the things you are putting up with, then immediately take action on resolving the ones that distract or drain you most.
Warm wishes,
Tausi
