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Vital, Complicated But

Fun

New is good!

New is hard!

New is a necessity!

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New is frightening!

New is exciting!

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Taste it. Hold it tight and don’t let its tentacles slip from your grasp.

It will resist being part of your world, but you need New. It does not need you.

Don’t be afraid of New. Savor it. It will become your lifesaver against the tides of age.

New will invade your world with minor challenges; an invitation, a telephone call, a random visit. New has many faces; all different, none alike. Some wear the title of a new author; others a different color for your wardrobe, occasionally, a different hairstyle or even an intoxicating fragrance.

All of these may appear to be minor, but are really stepping stones on the path life leads us; constantly urging us to go forward, not stop at a familiar watering hole or comfort zone. Our journey will have an end (when we cannot predict) but while it is ongoing, it is ours to be lived. Not in the yesterdays of our lives, but moving always forward. The crutch life provides is called New.

Undoubtedly, it is always easier to reject this tool for survival. There is peace and comfort in the Old, the familiar, the yesterdays. However, the danger of Old is that it disguises a quicksand of suffocation for the spirit.

New will pull you along the stream of life you have remaining. Granted it will include bumps and potholes that may leave you with bruises and scars, but the road will be more fulfilling than drowning in the pool of what is over and now gone.

One step at a time will lead you into a different world, interesting, vital and yes, complicated. But, also, fun.

Yes, New is good.

Trust me, try it.

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