Begin Again
POSTED AT 09:30 AM in My Life and what's left of it...

Again, yesterday, I logged on to my MYLOT account and found out that my friend OceanTiara started a discussion about failures and triumphs. You see, I like my friend Tiara very much because she's been so supportive in all my emotional needs. True, she's just an online friend, someone I found in MYLOT but you'll never believe how much this woman can inspire you!

Anyways, Tiara shared an article yesterday which she stumbled upon @ http://www.beliefnet.com/story/183/story_18366_1.html. The article was entitled Begin Again. Two simple words, yet the impact can be greater than any other words combined. The following literary piece was written by a Mr. Bob Perks. I'm not really sure who he is, but I can definitely assure you that the man writes really good. I love his poem, take a peek:

To begin again means that you won't give up.
To begin again means you're trying.
You can either start over and live your life
Or spend the rest of your life slowly dying.

It is never the falling that makes us fail.
It is never the pain or the crying.
You can never fail in life, my friend,
Unless you give up trying.

Challenges in life, yes, I have too much of them. From a failed marriage, an unsatisfactory career, an embarrassed family, broken dreams, shattered visions, a one too many issues...

Sometimes, desperation caused me to stumble again and again that words of hope from friends and even from the church are somewhat inadequate in my hopeless life. Yes, I expected answers then, a touch of miracle, a magic, a roadmap, a light bulb, instant answers to make me stand up on my feet again.

Begin again. It sounds very simple. Yet, it isn't. On those times when I thought my world has ended, beginning again seems to be the most logical thing to do, yet, it may not be easy. But these simple words are indeed the answer. I realized, all my challenges have brought me not only to an ending but to a chance of a new beginning.

A job loss presents an opportunity to start over somewhere else and maybe even in another career.

A failed marriage does not mean you are through loving or being loved. It means there are others just like you needing to be loved. Find them.

A life-threatening disease does not mean giving up. It means starting a new path to recovery and discovering within yourself the ability to fight back and win.

I thank my friend Tiara for sharing these wonderful words, for giving me another reason  to hope that my time will come indeed, that a beginning of something new, something good is here, that life is not over, this is just the beginning...

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