Is this the time to start over in life? Whether you choose to start over or circumstances make starting over your only choice now may be the time.
In fact, there are a number of great reasons to move forward, push the reset button, and start over in life.
New Year, New You
Many people make New Year’s resolutions to do something different in the coming year.
While that may seem convenient, you don’t have to wait until January 1st to start over in life.
At one time, calendars were based on the lunar or moon cycle. The new year started in the spring, officially March 25th, when planting season began.
There have been many different calendars in the past, and some cultures still use a rotating calendar today.
You can choose any time of year to start over in life. Your new year begins with you and the changes you make to create the best life.
You can start over on January 1st if you like, but you can also choose your birthday month, the start of a new season, or any day you want.
Not All Endings Are Bad
Another reason to start over in life is that something is ending. Not all endings are bad.
Finishing high school and starting over as a college student, or even leaving your current job for a promotion are all reasons to start over.
You could be buying a bigger house because your family is getting large which is another good reason to start over.
You very well may feel some sadness at leaving your old life. However, there are positive reasons for starting over.
There are opportunities to learn, grow, and achieve more in life.
To successfully manage positive changes, hold onto your good memories.
Then you can be prepared to make new ones as you start over.
You Must Because You Have No Choice
Sometimes, starting over isn’t your choice. A divorce or the death of a spouse, or even losing a parent or child could mean starting over.
Or perhaps you have been fired from your job which could force you to change how you’ve been living which means starting over.
When you experience a loss, starting over includes the Five Stage of Grief, according to physiatrist Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.
As you start over, you may experience:
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
Grieving can make starting over complicated, and you need to be gentle with yourself if you are starting over after a loss.
While it may feel like your life has changed in an instant, it will take time to develop new habits, new joys, and new memories.
Change is Growth
Starting over can mean that you are ready to grow, learn, and change.
Feeling stuck in life, wanting more, or feeling burned out, are examples of starting over because it’s time for a change.
To change, you must be ready to grow beyond your life now and learn new ways of doing things.
Growing and changing allow you to learn a new way of being who you are.
Consider a seed. If the seed stays a seed, it will never bear flowers or fruit.
First, the seed must change by growing into a plant, which matures to change again, and flower or fruit.
As the flowers or fruit leave the plant, new seeds spread to grow more plants.
During each stage in a plant’s life, it starts over to reach its mission. In your life, change helps you grow and reach your goal.
Your Best Life
Are you living your best life? Are you who you want to be? Another reason for starting over in life is to become balanced and peaceful.
Many studies show that gratitude, volunteering, and self-esteem all play a part in living your best life.
If you are ready to change, improving yourself and your life is a positive reason to start over.
Whatever change or challenge you are facing, starting over is your opportunity to learn and grow.
Don’t let past mistakes or fear be a reason that you don’t start over in life.
Reasons Not To Be Afraid Of Starting Over
Is your life what you want it to be? Do you feel satisfied and happy? Perhaps there’s been a disruption in your plans.
Whether avoidable or unavoidable, life can contain curve balls that make you question where you are at or force you to start over.
If starting over makes you feel afraid, you don’t need to be.
Starting over is a way to improve your life, improve your skills and abilities, and make your life work for you.
The rewards of starting over are impressive and can give you a better life than before, no matter why you’re starting over.
Here are some reasons not to be afraid of starting over:
Build a Better Life
No matter where you are now, you are not at the apex of where you could be.
Even the most accomplished person still has dreams and goals.
Starting over allows you to fix whatever is holding you back in life.
Life is like cooking by following a recipe. If you make a mistake following the directions, you can ruin the whole dish.
No matter what you add, you may not be able to fix the problem enough to make your dish taste good.
Instead, it’s better to start over and try again. You can do better the next time and make a dish worth eating.
Rather than serving a dish you’re afraid won’t taste good, you can do better and be confident with the outcome.
What About You?
What do you want out of life? If you’ve lived your life pleasing others, figuring out what you want can be scary.
If a disruption has changed your life, now is the time to truly consider what you want your life to be in the future.
Starting over and creating the life you want may take time, but you don’t need to be afraid.
Ask yourself these questions to help you envision a new life:
- What makes me happy?
- And what makes me sad?
- What am I tired of doing?
- If I could do anything, what would it be?
- How do I want to be remembered?
Thinking about your answers to these questions can take the fear out of starting over.
Knowing what you want provides you with goals and can help you create a plan.
Learn More and Expand Your Horizon
Who do you admire? Most likely, it’s someone who seems to know what and how to do things.
Starting over allows you to learn more and expand outside of the boundaries of your old life.
Mistakes and failures are part of learning. Starting over is the perfect opportunity to try, fail, and learn to be and do better.
Remember playing with modeling clay or drawing as a child?
If you didn’t like what you had created, you could squish the clay back together and start over or turn the paper over and draw something else.
There was no reason to be afraid because you knew you could try again.
Starting over at any age is like that. You can create what you want and work at it until you succeed.
Rewards and Opportunities
Having a better life that’s full of opportunities is the reward for starting over.
The best part is that you don’t have to wait until you completely change your life to benefit.
Each step you take on your journey of starting over offers rewards as you learn and grow.
If you didn’t like your life before, starting over is how to make changes that benefit you.
If your life was disrupted, starting over can help you regain what you’ve lost or even find bigger and better things to accomplish.
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Life is finite. Fear about starting over wastes the time you have to live your best life. Life can surprise you, for good or for bad.
Starting over means you have time to work toward your goals instead of resigning yourself to having and being less than you could be.
No matter how far you get, the time you spend to start over in life is never wasted.
