There’s a cool sensation that comes with starting over. Sadly, it quickly wanes.
Proof?
Look at how many people start diets and exercise regimens to which they never adhere.
Thank God you can start over. But people who see it that way tend to use starting over as a crutch.
Mea Culpa...I’m one of those people… Sigh…
I’ve figured something out though. For starting over to work it requires a template to guide it- a plan of sorts. Here’s what I’ve concluded it takes for starting over to work.
Owning Your Issues
You wouldn’t be starting something over if everything was OK. When things are going smoothly there’s no need to. So own the fact that things are aren’t as they should be, so you can start over.
Seek Help
If you had it all figured out, you wouldn’t be starting something over. So get some help. But when you seek help, pursue counsel that knows what they’re talking about! Otherwise, you just might find yourself…starting over…again.
Stick with It
It is too stinking easy to quit. For me, quitting something is altogether too common. I suppose it’s comforting that when we do we can rest in knowing we can always… start over. But having to do so means we didn’t stick with it to begin with. So break the cycle and simply stick with from here on out.
