An Attitude of Gratitude: New Beginnings

A clean slate.  A new page.  A fresh start.  New beginnings.  After an ending, we get the chance to begin again.  An opportunity to seize the day.  Maybe you are sending your kid off to their first day of school.  Maybe you are trying to cook macaroni and cheese like your mom does for this year’s Thanksgiving feast.  Whatever it is, we all have to face new journeys.  As thrilling as new beginnings can be, they can also be a little scary. 

Well, let me speak for myself.  New beginnings are a little scary for ME.  Even when they are totally positive.  I think it is the fear of the unknown.  (Not that we can ever really fully know anything because life is unpredictable…but you get my drift.)  There is a peace that comes with having a routine.  I find a certain comfort in frequenting the same store.  I know where everything is.  I can go straight to the products that I need and check out with no issues.  Sure, I do not know what will happen while I am in the store, but I have a plan…and expectations.

Do not get me wrong.  I have expectations of my new beginnings as well.  But since I have not walked the path before, I have no clue about what lies ahead.  And that freaks me out.  Yet and still, I continue to celebrate new beginnings.  They are the promise of something better.  They are the possibility of fulfilled hopes.  They are the space where miracles are performed.  They are an opportunity for God to show up, show out, and blow my mind.  And for that, I am grateful.  #wepreach