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Every end is a new beginning.

Have you ever heard the saying, “The end is where we start from?” Well, that’s how life seems to work too. We wake up in the morning, go through our daily routines, and then we end up going to bed at night.

Today marks the start of another day, which means the end of yesterday and the beginning of tomorrow. We go from here to there, from one thing to the next.

We are constantly moving forward, and we cannot look back. That’s not to say that we don’t look back and see what we have already accomplished; we do. We acknowledge what we have done and where we have been.

There’s all kinds of endings.  The ending of a career; the ending of a relationship, the ending of a dream that didn’t quite happen… the list goes on.

In this blog we shall discuss the reality of it all.  How we can move forward past the ending and realize a bright, opportunity as a new beginning or a new chapter in our life. To learn from our experiences of facing loss or finality of a life event.

An Ending is an Opportunity for a New Chapter

An ending is an opportunity for a new chapter.

We all have experienced the ending of something, whether it is a job, a relationship, a dream, or a goal.

This is often the time when we look back on the experience and say, “If only I would have done that differently.” If we could go back and change something, what would it be?

How can we learn from our mistakes?

Every ending is an opportunity to move forward. We are able to move forward because we have already moved backward.

You’ve had your whole life planned out. You were going to go to school, get a job, buy a house, start a family, and retire.

Then, something happens. You lose your job. Or your spouse leaves you. You get into an accident, or your house catches fire. You get cancer.

When life throws you curve balls, you feel like you’re out of control. You’re not sure what you should do next.

The good news is, you’re not out of control. You still have options. You can choose to sit and wallow in misery, or you can choose to move forward.

Life is a never-ending story. We have all experienced pain and sorrow. We have also experienced joy, love, and happiness. But we need to learn to live in the present moment, and that is what will help us move forward.

If you’re sitting around feeling sorry for yourself, chances are you’ll miss out on opportunities that are waiting for you. 

Don’t you see… you have a new opportunity, a fresh start.  Today is a new day!

Learn To Let Go

Learn to let go.

We can’t move on if we are stuck in the past. That is why we need to stop dwelling on the past.

There are certain things that we can’t change in life. We can’t undo the past, we can’t change the circumstances.

That is why we need to stop dwelling on the past. We need to learn to let go and move on.

What we can’t change we need to accept. This is true for all aspects of our lives. If you can’t change it, then you need to accept it.

Acceptance is a powerful process. We often believe that we can’t do something, and that is when we give up. We think about the situation or problem so much that we get frustrated. When we do this, we are giving up.

Accepting a problem or a circumstance allows us to move on and live life to the fullest.

Be Open To Change – Accept Your Imperfection

Be open to chamge – accept your imperfection.

Every ending is a new beginning. There is a reason why we always hear this cliché. We are always starting something new. We are always progressing.

We must learn to let go of things that are not working.  You have to accept your imperfection.  We are not perfect.  We must be open to change.

How can we move on if we are still feeling stuck?

Negative energy is one of the biggest causes of stress. We hold on to it because it makes us feel better.

We can’t move on if we are still feeling stuck. If we are still feeling stuck, then we are still living in the past. We are living in the past because we are dwelling on what we cannot change or accept.

Instead of feeling stuck, we can feel liberated. We can move on and let go of the past. We can let go of the negative energy and the energy that keeps us stuck.

This is why we have to accept that change is inevitable. It is part of life.  

We have to accept that we have to grow and learn. That we have to make mistakes. That we have to learn and improve.

That’s how we become better people.

Start Afresh With Every End – Become Inspired and Move Forward

Start afresh with every end – become inspired and move forward.

We’re always moving forward, we’re never static. We move through our days and our lives, and we end up at the end of the day.

So, what do we do? We look back and reflect on our life’s journey. We see what we’ve achieved, we learn from the experiences, and we go on.

Some of us have faced many losses and endings, and it’s not always easy to move on. Sometimes it’s hard to accept that the end is the new beginning, but the truth is that we must.

As long as you are alive, you are still moving. You can’t stop moving, and you can’t stay stagnant. You can only move forward. You have to keep moving, and you have to keep moving on.

New Beginning Quotes to Inspire

New beginnings are essential in creating new life and starting a new venture.  I hope you find these 20 meaningful and give you pause in embracing endings in our life and the opportunity for renewal to a new positive life.

Reflection is important to improving our lives. Being intentional about it will help us to improve our lives in a positive direction.

Quotes 1 thru 10:

“The direction you choose to face determines whether you’re standing at the end or the beginning of a road.”

Richelle E. Goodrich

“It may not be the life you imagined, but it’s your life. You came here for a reason. Is it time for you to go and begin again?”

Doug Cooper

“Right at the end of the road, a new way will be revealed.”

Hiral Nagdal

“Every new beginning comes from other beginning’s end.”

Seneca

“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.”

Jonathan Lockwood Huie

“Every day is a chance to begin again. Don’t focus on the failures of yesterday, start today with positive thoughts and expectations.”

Catherine Pursifer

“Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.”

Ralph Blum

“Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.”

C.S. Lewis

“Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over again, and you will grow stronger until you have accomplished a purpose — not the one you began with perhaps, but one you’ll be glad to remember.”

Anne Sullivan

“The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.”

Steve Jobs

Quotes 11 thru 20:

“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning.”

 Louis A’Mour

“Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.”

Prince

“It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day? I don’t know about you, but I make plenty. You can’t turn the clock back, so you have to look ahead.”

Mel Gibson

“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

Mary Pickford

It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.”

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

“Never feel guilty for starting again.”

Rupi Kaur

“You can start anew at any given moment. Life is just the passage of time and it’s up to you to pass it as you please.”

Charlotte Erickson

“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each new day to have a new and different sun…. Don’t settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.”

Jon Krakauer

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”

Dolly Parton

“We are meant to keep focused for new life, for new beginnings, for new experiences, and to use our abilities to move beyond all those things that may serve as excuses to confine us to the now.”

Byron Pulsifer

In Summary When Starting Anew

Starting over, or turning over a new leaf can feel scary because it’s all about ‘change’.  But if you want to improve and to evolve as a person, you have to move forward.

Moving forward has alot to do with your personal mindset.  Our life is one of endless possibilities.

So the next time you experience an ‘end’ of a life event, recognize the future of opportunity to do something different and live more!

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