It’s the time of year when many of us consider the year that is past with romantic sentimentality and look toward the possibilities of the year to come.
We stand on the threshold of the new, ready to reach new heights in the coming year.
This thinking reminds me that every today is a new beginning. There is no need to wait for January 1 to make a change. In fact, I don’t believe anyone makes a choice on January 1 that changes their life.
Those who actually lose the weight, or write the novel, or learn the foreign language don’t do it because of a decision they made on a cold January morning. They do it because, as I wrote last week, they got up every morning thereafter and made the same choice.
And if you must make a choice every day to create and sustain meaningful change then it stands to reason that you could start that change on any day.
One way to prove this out is to start today. Don’t put off your change until the first. Start today. Make a move.
You are not a victim and the calendar cannot dictate to you when you can and cannot change. If you want something to be different, and you believe you have the capacity to make it happen, then don’t let January 1 hold you hostage.
And if you fall off the wagon, if you find yourself coming off the rails by February, come back and read this again. Be reminded, and encouraged, that there is no reason meaningful change can’t happen on the 8th of February.
Every day starts a new year. Every day is another chance to change.
