#new-beginnings

"Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past."

"Realize that if a door closed, it’s because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you."

"Sometimes... Reason and Love are met with a violent ignorance that even what's right gets lost. Our heart bleeds, but when does the blood shed end and the healing begin?"

"One of the best times for figuring out who you are & what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up."

"Now I've gone for too longLiving like I'm not aliveSo I'm going to start over tonightBeginning with you and I"

"As long as I am breathing, in my eyes, I am just beginning."

"The battle you are going through is not fueled by the words or actions of others; it is fueled by the mind that gives it importance."

"The chief beauty about timeis that you cannot waste it in advance.The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you,as perfect, as unspoiled,as if you had never wasted or misapplieda single moment in all your life.You can turn over a new leaf every hourif you choose."

"This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change."

"We can live forever even with an impactful shorter-life."

"New Year - a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story ? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours."

"A bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes of an unforgiving nightmareto the jeweled vision of a life started anew."

"No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun! Look, it is the first page! And it is a beautiful one!"