No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. Don't let the lessons, the experiences of the past, dampen your enthusiasm for beginnings. Melody Beattie , Journey to the Heart , Part 1 January 1 Honor the Beginning Beginnings can be delicate or explosive. They can start almost invisibly or arrive with a big bang. Beginnings hold the promise of new lessons to be learned, new territory to be explored, and old lessons to be recalled, practiced, and appreciated.
Beginnings hold ambiguity, promise, fear, and hope.
Don't let the lessons, the experiences of the past, dampen your enthusiasm for beginnings. Just because it's been hard doesn't mean it will always be that difficult. Don't let the heartbreaks of the past cause you to become cynical, close you off to life's magic and promise. Open yourself wide to all that the universe has to say. Let yourself begin anew.