New
Beginnings Quotes - Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in
a new direction
“When
someone you love dies, you are given the gift of "second chances".
Their eulogy is a reminder that the living can turn their lives around at any
point. You’re not bound by the past; that is who you used to be. You’re
reminded that your feelings are not who you are, but how you felt at that
moment. Your bad choices defined you yesterday, but they are not who you are
today. Your future doesn’t have to travel the same path with the same people.
You can start over. You don’t have to apologize to people that won’t listen.
You don’t have to justify your feelings or actions, during a difficult time in
your life. You don’t have to put up with people that are insecure and want you
to fail. All you have to do is walk forward with a positive outlook, and trust that
God has a plan that is greater than the sorrow you left behind. The people of
quality that were meant to be in your life won’t need you to explain the beauty
of your heart. They already understand what being human is----a roller coaster
ride of emotions during rainstorms and sunshine, sprinkled with moments when
you can almost reach the stars.”
―
Shannon L. Alder
“One
can begin so many things with a new person! - even begin to be a better man.”
―
George Eliot, Middlemarch
“Even
seasonal situations can bring with them lessons that last a lifetime. If the
love doesn’t last, it prepares you for the one that will.”
―
Mandy Hale, The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing
Singleness with Confidence
“Now
I've gone for too long
Living
like I'm not alive
So
I'm going to start over tonight
Beginning
with you and I”
―
Hayley Williams
“But
there's a beginning in an end, you know? It's true that you can't reclaim what
you had, but you can lock it up behind you. Start fresh.”
―
Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Minds
“Rather
than turning the page, it's much easier to just throw the book away.”
―
Anthony Liccione
“All
great beginnings start in the dark, when the moon greets you to a new day at
midnight.”
―
Shannon L. Alder
“Never
underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.”
―
Germany Kent
“Set
fire to the broken pieces; start anew.”
―
Lauren DeStefano, Sever
“There
is a fable in the forest
Whispered
by the branches, as they blow.
A
tale about the truth of leaving
Things
that no longer help you grow.
For
on the surface it looks simple,
Like
you only need lace your boots,
But
there is nothing quite as painful
As
untangling your roots.
And
proof is found in tree stumps
Of
the price some pay to flee,
That
they would cut their lives in half
To
cut the time before they're free.
Yet
from the little left behind
Life
has been known to grow again,
For
unless you take your roots
A
part of you will still remain.”
―
Erin Hanson
“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
“Every
sunset is an opportunity to reset.”
―
Richie Norton
“Yet
the upcoming year was going to be a new phase of my life. I would get to follow
my big brother to the big house. I had reached that golden age of six. Finally,
I was going to experience the real deal. This was no appetizer, or tater tots,
or French fries. This was the whole Ore-Ida. I would be amongst thechaos like
all the neighborhood kids. Everyone that knew Jerry would get to know me, too.
Since
we were at Aunt Kathy’s, I had to curtail my exuberance. We had nothing like
the freedom at mom’s shack. So, I did my best to remain out of sight. But those
efforts were futile. School was just hours away. I really couldn’t contain
myself without medication or God forbid, a good old-fashioned ass beating.
Well,
Aunt Kathy implored me to settle down. She kept issuing threat after threat
with such statements, “Boy, do I needto beat the black off of you,” or “Gorilla
will be your name when
I’m
finish!” Yes, I got the message but beating my butt wasn’t going to be enough.
Heck, I had been waiting for three long, long years just to join Jerry.
Anything short of a bullet wasn’t going to stop me.”
―
Harold Phifer, My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift
“Accomplishments
don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low
self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride
and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion,
repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past.”
―
Shannon L. Alder
