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Breaking New Ground
Intentional change is a matter of breaking new ground.
Every day is a new day.
Cliché, right? That doesn’t make it any less true. Every single day of your life is different from the day before.
To be fair, many days are similar. But that doesn’t mean they’re the same. Because they aren’t.
It has taken me a long time to reconcile this. For years, I was always looking ahead from today to tomorrow — while also chewing on past indiscretions, mistakes, missteps, and other similar experiences.
While some days are similar to the day before — others are wholly new and different. Those are the days where you forge ahead and have new experiences.
This can occur on every level of your life that you can imagine. From personal life to work life to family life, change is the only constant in the Universe.
Some you have little to no control over. I can’t make anyone else do, think, or feel in any way. I can make suggestions and offer opinions — but the only one inside my head is me. Likewise, the only one inside your head is you.
But there are changes over which you have control. While some are subtle and just a matter of mindfulness — others require large steps out of comfort zones and the familiar.
