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Daily Question, January 1

How can you begin anew today?

  • Mike
    I discovered this site near the time of the beginning of the pandemic and have been lurking everyday since, just reading everyone’s reflections and taking in and reflecting on the wisdom shared. As this new year begins, I decided to “go public” and join in. This seems like such a varied and committed group and I have grown to appreciate you all. I know this day is an artificial marker, but “the symbolism is strong in this one” this year. I am leaning into hope in a way I haven’t been...

    I discovered this site near the time of the beginning of the pandemic and have been lurking everyday since, just reading everyone’s reflections and taking in and reflecting on the wisdom shared. As this new year begins, I decided to “go public” and join in. This seems like such a varied and committed group and I have grown to appreciate you all. I know this day is an artificial marker, but “the symbolism is strong in this one” this year. I am leaning into hope in a way I haven’t been able to for four years.

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    • Kevin

      Glad that you are here, Mike! Welcome!

    • Michele

      I’ve been a member since April 2018. Coming onto this website has since become my daily practice. I look forward to reading everyone’s response and this is just a very uplifting site. Great group of people from everywhere:) Welcome!

    • Carla

      Welcome Mike! We are an internationally scattered group of spiritual seekers & “leaners into hope.” ☺️ I’ve always found it’s safe to be me here, all the way out to my edges.

    • Holly in Ohio

      hi Mike, *waving*

  • JDS

    Greetings to all & Happy 2021 !
    I have been following this site for about two years now and thought it was time to hop on here .
    Appreciate all the insight I have received from all of you …
    Thank you !

  • Holly in Ohio
    I've always had excitement at this time of year. For me the week after Christmas has always contained free time when I can reflect and organize intensions. Today I will plan crops, browse seed catalogs (the ultimate in hope!), plan a few creative projects. Today and each day forward I wish to nurture myself with exercise and healthy food, and myself and relationships by complaining less and more kindness. My birthday falls at the end of the year, too, a reminder of beginning anew, and I watch a...

    I’ve always had excitement at this time of year. For me the week after Christmas has always contained free time when I can reflect and organize intensions. Today I will plan crops, browse seed catalogs (the ultimate in hope!), plan a few creative projects. Today and each day forward I wish to nurture myself with exercise and healthy food, and myself and relationships by complaining less and more kindness. My birthday falls at the end of the year, too, a reminder of beginning anew, and I watch as the days creep longer, slowly, reminding that dependably, spring is coming.

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  • Carol

    I’ve been prone all my life to having a fear-based reality and the Pandemic has really brought that awareness home to me. By making positivity and mindfulness my consistent companions, I hope to change that mode of operation!

  • Patricia

    I’ll begin with a time of discernment…

  • Journey

    By putting 1 foot in front of the other and not looking back. Maintaining forward momentum.

  • Mike S

    I woke up inexplicably with a song from the show Oklahoma running through my mind.” Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day.” My parents had show tunes on 78 records that they would play. Oklahoma was one of them and they were many others. Why this popped into my mind today I don’t know but my spirit must be hungering for deep happiness.

    • Michele

      For me, my grandparents had an 8 track and would play Fiddler On The Roof. Love those songs:)

    • Holly in Ohio

      I’m laughing out loud because I often wake with a seemingly random tune in my head. I have come to feel it is often our subconscious speaking to us the only way it can!

      • Mike S

        How true. My deep mind wants me to know a happier experience is coming my way this year, thanks to
        God.

        • Holly in Ohio
          The lyrics are really quite beautiful...! Oh What a Beautiful Morning Gordon MacRae There's a bright golden haze on the meadow, There's a bright golden haze on the meadow, The corn is as high as an elephant's eye, An' it looks like its climbin' clear up to the sky. Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day, I've got a wonderful feeling, Everything's going my way. All the cattle are standing like statues, All the cattle are standing like statues, They don't turn th...

          The lyrics are really quite beautiful…!

          Oh What a Beautiful Morning
          Gordon MacRae

          There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow,
          There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow,
          The corn is as high as an elephant’s eye,
          An’ it looks like its climbin’ clear up to the sky.

          Oh what a beautiful morning,
          Oh what a beautiful day,
          I’ve got a wonderful feeling,
          Everything’s going my way.

          All the cattle are standing like statues,
          All the cattle are standing like statues,
          They don’t turn their heads as they see me ride by.
          But a little brown mav’rick is winking her eye.

          Oh what a beautiful morning,
          Oh what a beautiful day,
          I’ve got a wonderful feeling,
          Everything’s going my way.

          All the sounds of the earth are like music,
          All the sounds of the earth are like music,
          The breeze is so busy it don’t miss a tree,
          And an ol’ Weepin’ Willer is laughin’ at me.

          Oh what a beautiful morning,
          Oh what a beautiful day,
          I’ve got a wonderful feeling,
          Everything’s going my way.
          Oh what a beautiful day

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          • Mike S

            Thanks Holly for more of the lyrics. They are really quite inspiring. We need that kind of world today.

  • Trish

    Keep my senses alert in order to capture the magic of each day. It’s so easy to just “plug along”~that’s been a constant feeling since the pandemic. I’ve missed so many opportunities to notice the intricacies of life. So, I’m going to open those avenues & enrich my life.

  • Michele

    I can begin anew today by trying to exercise more, continue being grateful, being positive, doing random acts of kindness, and trying new things. Happy 2021:)

  • EJP

    Put the past behind, take a deep breath and MOVE forward!

    • Pollyanna Gladwell

      You speak my mind, EJP. Forward is the way my feet are facing, so there’s no other option!

      Blessings, love, and thanks to all staff and contributors for the new way of living I have adopted since discovering this site at Easter 2020. May we all prosper and find a new high point in thinking, feeling and willing. xx

  • sunnypatti

    By appreciating this new day, this new year, and every opportunity that it holds for me. Every day is a blessing and a chance to begin again, so I welcome it with open arms!

  • 333USA

    By living in the preserve moment with an attitude of Thanksgiving and making a commitment to think first of how I can best serve others.

    HNY

  • devy

    I woke up into a new year. 2020 is gone..it has passed. Live the present, think before I speak, listen wholeheartedly to others. Remember that the new year provides me with 365 days of opportunities.. remain being at ✌️Happy 2021 to everyone!

  • Kevin

    I just did. I got up into a brand-new day. And I say this not to be glib, but to be honest. I have never been one for New Year’s resolutions, other than saying goodbye to holiday eating. For me, every new day is a chance to do something new, or, to continue finishing what I began anew yesterday or the day before.

    Happy New Year, to all the fine folks who make this site what it is. Thank you!

    • Amy

      I’m with you, Kevin. I don’t see January 1st as some magical thing and yet, it does have a slight feeling, this year particularly, of “newness” to it – we’re seeming to “turn a corner” to getting back some sense of normalcy now that there is a vaccine. And yet, then I got a message from a dear friend’s son that his mom has early on-set Alzheimers and I’m feeling heartbroken.

      • Kevin

        Alzheimer’s is one cruel disease, Amy, that’s for sure. Holding your friend and his mom in prayer…..

        I agree too that this year, saying goodbye to 2020, and starting anything new, a new year, new hope, and in the US, new leadership coming in, is 100% welcome by me for sure! Let’s all hope and pray that now get the vaccine into the arms of the human race asap! And with that, Happy New Year!!

        • Amy

          Yes to vaccine! Yes to new leadership!

          Thanks for holding my friend in your prayers. I’ve known her about 40 years now…ever since I started babysitting for her when I was about 12 or so.

    • Mike S

      Thanks KevIn. I appreciate your sincerity.

  • Carla

    By adding a new daily prayer: To grow in “Trusting the magic of beginnings” (M Eckart). There is a new place of employment awaiting me! We’ve not found each other yet. It’s far better than the impending toxic transfer.

    • Kevin

      Wishing you the best of luck, Carla, when that new place of employment emerges.

  • Lioness

    With new focus. My WI group is aiming for 3million steps in January for charity, my new years resolution is to hide my phone away while studying, and I am learning a new language. Focus.

  • Howie Geib
    January is our team challenge month, so all the meters I row on my rowing machine are entered with my teammates as we compete as a team (virtually) with hundreds of other teams around the world. It is a big part of my year in my sport, and each January 1st feels like the first day back at school LOL. So the ‘how’ in the answer is that starting today rowing takes precedence over everything else. Even writing. This year it really feels like climbing out from under a rock at last and joining ot...

    January is our team challenge month, so all the meters I row on my rowing machine are entered with my teammates as we compete as a team (virtually) with hundreds of other teams around the world. It is a big part of my year in my sport, and each January 1st feels like the first day back at school LOL. So the ‘how’ in the answer is that starting today rowing takes precedence over everything else. Even writing. This year it really feels like climbing out from under a rock at last and joining others for some fun. BTW I am the youngest member of my team (64)…so there are no excuses!

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    • Mike S

      Go for it. I have a Row2k machine at home which I use on days I’m not on the water. My rowing at age 77 is strictly recreational. Do you go to the Crash B?

      • Kevin

        Hi Mike, our club name is whaling city rowing in New Bedford Massachusetts. Our team is called the gray Buzzards. New Bedford is located between the city of Providence Rhode Island and Cape Cod along side Buzzards Bay. New Bedford is one of the largest fishing ports in the country.

        • Mike S

          Thanks Kevin. When the pandemic is all over I may stop by. Stay safe.

        • Mike S

          I was born and raised in Mass… Boston then North Andover. My sister has a place in Woods Hole, and if I visit I may just stop your way for a row. My wife and I have rosed with a lot of clubs around the country. It’s such a spirited sport.

          • Kevin
            Hey Mike, I was born and raised in South Boston (Southie). Today, I live in Dartmouth, MA, about a 40 minute ride off-cape from Woods Hole. As you've discovered, there's a tradition among rowers and rowing clubs around the world that we welcome folks from everywhere to come and row .Our "Buzzards" team is one of the teams within Whaling City Rowing. When I joined my team 21 years ago they used to call me "The Kid!" I'm 70 now and have passed that title on to a much younger guy. Only some of ...

            Hey Mike, I was born and raised in South Boston (Southie). Today, I live in Dartmouth, MA, about a 40 minute ride off-cape from Woods Hole. As you’ve discovered, there’s a tradition among rowers and rowing clubs around the world that we welcome folks from everywhere to come and row .Our “Buzzards” team is one of the teams within Whaling City Rowing. When I joined my team 21 years ago they used to call me “The Kid!” I’m 70 now and have passed that title on to a much younger guy.

            Only some of our 22 team members are rowing due to the pandemic, and we never know when the Governor might roll back “small craft” water sports due to the virus. But you’re welcome to be with us when the pandemic ends….we’d like that. My cell is 508-742-8709. Tuck it away for the future and give me a call when you’re in our area post-pandemic.

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    • Michele

      Good luck to both of you on your rowing journeys today:)

    • Kevin

      Some of the guys on my rowing team, those of us who row year-round out in the harbor, also compete with their rowing machines at home. Today, we have two boats, 2/3 of our total team members, (six man crews) rowing at 0800 for a 5.5 mile row around Butler Light located outside of the harbor of New Bedford, MA. Right now, it’s 24 degrees….it’s chilly! The oldest man who rows with us is 87! And me, at 70, talk about “no excuses!”

      • Mike S

        Kevin, rowing in that kind of weather takes real dedication, I rowed Thursday in a full 8 and we had 60 degree weather. Down here in Beaufort at 7 am that can sometimes feel cool.

        • Kevin

          Hello Mike, Years ago before any of us retired, we used to row at 5:30 AM, then 5:45, then 6:00, 6:30 and now 7:00 AM. I keep ribbing my teammates that before long we’ll be rowing in the afternoon! Same with the weather; our too cold to row cut-off temp was 15 degrees, now it’s 20 with even the wind chill factored in! But once we’re all in the boat and pushing off the dock, we don’t pay much attention to the temperature anyway.

          • Mike S

            Kevin, Temps near or below freezing here in So Carolina would keep most of us rowers in bed as we are spoiled with pretty temperate weather and are used to Reinhardt year round. Where do you row out of?

      • 333USA

        Bravo Kevin and Howie. I miss the comraderie of team sports. I admire your perseverance and fortitude. I just added a WaterRower to my cardio rotation last month. I’ll be praying for Kevin next time I look outside my NJ home at the winter weather thinking he’s a better man than I.

    • Carla

      Row On Howie!! Blessings to you to stay strong in the challenge & quest. 🚣🏾

  • Ose

    I say A hip hop a dua dua hep yep dua du”ey! And a happy new year to all !

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