Begin Again

by Collin McCarty

One of the best things we can do in our lives is this:

Begin again.

Begin to see yourself as you were,

When you were the happiest and strongest you’ve ever been.

Begin to remember what worked for you

 (and what worked against you),

And try to capture the magic again.

Begin to remember how natural it was when you were a child—

To live a lifetime each day.

Begin to forget the baggage you have carried with you

For years:

The problems that don’t matter anymore,

The tears that cried themselves away

On the shore of tomorrow’s new beginnings.

Tomorrow tells us it will be here every new day of our lives;

And if we will be wise,

We will turn away from the problems of the past

And give the future—and ourselves—a chance

To become our best friends.

Sometimes all it takes is a wish in the heart to let yourself…

Begin again.