Let's say you blow your nose, rub your eye, get up from a chair, or open the refrigerator door. The first movement toward the intended result is a beginning. Now, if you look carefully, the beginning of any of these activities actually began a lot further back than the gestures that initiated your body's action. There was first a thought filled with an intention or desire to do something with your physical body. The mind precedes all action.
Thought is the predecessor to any action.
Think about it. Even if you decide to let everything just happen, regardless of the outcome, you still had to first decide in your mind to let everything happen. There is no getting around this fact. Even the marvel of spontaneity doesn't circumvent this order of things at all. Take a moment to look into spontaneity and notice that this is a special, unimpeded energy.