Beginnings

FOR A NEW BEGINNING
by John O’Donohue

In out-of-the-way places of the heart,
Where your thoughts never think to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge. 

For a long time it has watched your desire,
Feeling the emptiness growing inside you,
Noticing how you willed yourself on,
Still unable to leave what you had outgrown. 

Then the delight, when your courage kindled,
And out you stepped onto new ground,
Your eyes young again with energy and dream,
A path of plenitude opening before you. 

It watched you play with the seduction of safety
And the gray promises that sameness whispered,
Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent,
Wondered would you always live like this. 

Though your destination is not yet clear
You can trust the promise of this opening;
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning
That is at one with your life’s desire. 

Awaken your spirit to adventure;
Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;
Soon you will be home in a new rhythm,
For your soul senses the world that awaits you.

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These words from John O’Donohue are so uplifting and touching.

It takes courage to embrace the beginning of something new. Maintaining the status quote is so much easier… or so we tell ourselves. Yet, without change, life may become comfortable … and stagnant.

I love the idea that there is a stirring within us that will come to life when the time is right. What if new adventures are simply waiting to happen? We don’t need to know the destination, just be open to the possibility and take a first small step out of our comfort zone.

It doesn’t take much to begin a domino affect. Just a gentle nudge. What are you waiting for?

Namaste