Beginnings

“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth… not going all the way, and not starting.” –Buddha

All things you might wish for have a beginning. Beginnings are not usually big and grand. Even the greatest things ever start as very small insignificant seeming dots. An impulse, a thought, an insight that leads to an idea, that leads to some action. But to the great tree, that once upon a time, long ago moment of being a seed was oh so important! Your own precious human body began as a conception!

Nurture this newborn year, this new start. Nurture the tiny precious things, the seeds of the things to come.

Hold each one in your heart and feel if it is a good one, no matter how small. When it is a time of new starts, whether on the calendar, or in a day, feel the coiled potential and momentum that you hold. What will you give your priceless attention and energy to this time? 

Whatever it is, it will grow. Even in the microcycle of an in and out breath, a thought can be received, entertained, or dismissed. Don’t underestimate the power of such a small thing as one thought, for from such beginnings have grown great projects.

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” -T.S. Eliot

I wonder which seed I hold in my hand will grow into something beautiful and unexpected.