New beginnings: we all need them, don’t we? Stagnation, whether in your work life, or your relationships, the feeling of being stuck in a situation that isn’t welcome, not being able to move on — these are experiences that life throws at all of us. Every single journey towards a better sense of self brings with it valuable lessons, and as we grow, we learn somehow to be more at peace with ourselves. Most of the times, these battles are hard-won. Especially so when we have broken free of shackles of things that were weighing us down. And while most of us are averse to change, embracing a new beginning is how we learn to move on. Like Heraclitus once said: change is the only constant in life.
Here are some of my favorite quotes about new beginnings, because every morning when we wake up, there’s a new day waiting. Pick up a new habit today and treat yourself to a new beginning. Be it the New Year, your birthday, your graduation, the start of a new job, or a new relationship, or the endless possibilities that each new day brings: a new beginning is waiting for you.
“Begin today. Declare out loud to the universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and eager to learn through joy.”-Sarah Ban Breathnach
“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way, and not starting.” -Buddha
“Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” -Alan Cohen
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” -Saint Francis of Assisi
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” -Maria Robinson
“The secret to a rich life is to have more new beginnings than endings.” -Dave Weinbaum
“What appears to be the end may really be a new beginning.” –Unknown
“Perhaps that is where our choice lies — in determining how we will meet the inevitable end of things, and how we will greet each new beginning.” – Elana K Arnold
“We grow up with such an idealistic view on how our life should be; love, friendships, a career or even the place we will live ~ only to age and realise none of it is what you expected & reality is a little disheartening, when you’ve reached that realisation; you have learnt the gift of all, any new beginning can start now and if you want anything bad enough you’ll find the courage to pursue it with all you have. The past doesn’t have to be the future, stop making it so.” – Nikki Rowe
“It is your turn now,
You waited, you were patient.
The time has come,
For us to polish you.
We will transform your inner pearl
Into a house of fire.
You’re a gold mine.
Did you know that,
Hidden in the dirt of the earth?
It is your turn now,
To be placed in fire.
Let us cremate your impurities.” – Rumi
“Celebrate endings, for they precede new beginnings.” –Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“When you feel that you have reached the end and that you cannot go one step further, when life seems to be drained of all purpose; what a wonderful opportunity to start all over again, to turn over a new page.” – Eileen Caddy
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting on the first one.”- Mark Twain
“The beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is the time at which the character is being formed and the desired impression is more readily taken.” – Plato
Treat yourself to this whenever you feel unsure of starting a new thing. Remember, new beginnings are the first step to your rebirth. They might scare you, they might make you feel uncertain, they might seem entirely unnecessary when you have settled into your comfort zone, but reach for that chance to start anew and watch your soul soar.
