A couple of years ago I ordered vinyl lettering in the phrase “always we begin again” and put it on the wall above our TV in the family room. The phrase comes from the Rule of St. Benedict. Our treadmill looks directly at it, so each time I get on it, I see the saying. Sometimes it makes me laugh, sometimes it makes me frustrated, and yesterday I had the thought that, “yes, i was beginning again” but “I was not beginning from the same place as I did before.” I can add to that “Thank God!”
There is something very gratifying that I can always start over, but there are also times when I feel like I am not getting anywhere. It is another new year and I want to loose that extra weight again. Should I just give up?
Then, I remind myself how long it took me to quit smoking and stay quit. No, I will not give up. Even though I lost that daily routine of getting on the treadmill over the Christmas season (again), I am getting back on. With a smile on my face, I realized that even though I had lost that routine, I actually tired much less quickly than when I had started trying to do it daily before. Yay!
So, will this be the year that I start blogging more regularly? I am going to try!
Wishing you all a Very Blessed New Year filled with Hope and Love!
