Starting Over

Happy New Year!!!! The new year always signals a new beginning.  People make resolutions they won't keep, promise to make lifestyle changes they won't and begin a new hobby they won't stick to.  I'm going to lose weight, eat better, exercise, volunteer, be nicer, be more available, open myself up to new experiences, do things differently are all some of the things that are uttered by folks every year with respect to the changes we're going to make.  Well this blog is not about that.  This blog is about people who really had or have no choice but to start over!!  Sometimes in life, we find ourselves in the midst of circumstances that force us to re-evaluate our lives and assess what we must do to survive.  There is a multitude of reasons why this happens, including death, divorce, loss of job, income or support, just to name a few.  Sometimes these reasons are our own fault.  Due to decisions and choices we've made, we find ourselves in a mess!!! I wanted to write this blog to encourage all the people who find themselves in this situation to hang in there, keep your head up, don't look back and keep moving forward!!!!!

I am not going to tell you that things are going to be easy, but I am going to say that it will be worth it.  The changes that we need to make sometimes are forced upon us due to our circumstances.  We probably needed to make these changes all along but didn't, wouldn't or couldn't.  Now we have no choice but to re-assess, re-evaluate and re-define who we are, what we want, what we need and how we can get there.   There is nothing so scary as having to start over and begin again, especially if you're of a certain age.  It is also nothing so rewarding, if you get the lesson and carry it with you into your future.  YES you do have a future, a very bright and promising future if you are willing to embrace the changes coming and make the best of them.  If you are willing to let God guide you and lead you to his plan for your life, you will never be happier.