It’s Not the End

January 24th, 2012

Resetting the Compass – Day 24

I think it’s over. I think it’s the end. Even though things didn’t quite turn out the way I wanted them too, it’s the end.

I have moments like this all the time. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m ready to give up. And then something like this crosses my desk:

“Everything is always okay in the end. If it’s not okay, then it’s not the end.”
~ Unknown

Then I stop to realize that I’m only where I am today as a result of things I’ve done, decisions I’ve made, and things I’m still doing. All of those things are well within my control. Suddenly a helpless, hopeless, situation is turned around. Going with one of Dr. Phil’s adages, if I keep doing the same things and getting the same results, it’s time to change what I’m doing. It’s not over. It’s not a dead end. With a little examination over what I’m doing now, a new path may present itself and I may learn some new things about myself along the way.

Where I am may be a result of years or months of doing the wrong thing and it may take time to reverse the effects. But why not start now? I have the power within me to examine, change course, and learn. There’s no time like the first month of a brand new year to make positive changes in all areas of my life, especially the ones that are not okay yet.

And so, as another day goes by, I’ll use the compass to chart new courses and change my MO this year, and…I have written.