The Beauty of Now

The beauty of now is that it's the end of your past & the beginning of whatever future you choose.

 I attend a place of worship called "New Beginnings" every week.  One of the things I love about this place is the name.  Every time I see the name "New Beginnings" it makes me smile.  

It's a constant reminder for me to live each second in a "now" moment.  Realizing that whatever mistakes I have made are behind me and what stands before me is a new beginning.

Repeat this after me: "What stands before me is a new beginning!"  There is so much power in that statement.  What you choose to do from that moment on is life altering. 

Most diets always start "tomorrow", why because we screwed up with it today.  Well why not start "now"?  Why not just chalk that "blown meal" up and start with the next meal on track.  Why wait?  Use that very moment to start a new beginning.

I'm currently training for a 5k.  I always used the excuse that I couldn't do one because of my knees, because I'm not at goal, or because, or because.... but then there was this moment.  A tiny little moment that I allowed to have the freedom it deserved, allowed it the power is so rightly contained.  So I used that moment, gave an end to the past excuses, and gave heed to the new beginning.

I just began.  Began with determination. Began with grit.  I will complete my first 5K walk/run on July 30th, 2011.  (The very first day of my vacation!)

That's the beauty of "now moments".  There's no waiting.  You just decide to forget the past, no matter how fresh it is, and enjoy the moment at hand and allow yourself the freedom and power to make a new beginning.

So in this moment, forgetting everything in the past (years, months, days, hours, even seconds of your life), what will you use this "now" moment for?  What new beginning will you embrace?

Clorassia