We also love learning, so between the two of us, we’ve attended 4 universities and earned 4 degrees beyond college. Because of all those moved, we’ve been members of 7 different churches. We’ve lived in 2 residence halls (more about our life on campus as a married couple here), 2 apartments, 2 rental houses, owned 2 condos (lived in one of them twice) and 2 homes. My husband and I got married right after college, and in the 23 years since, we‘ve moved 11 times between 2 states and multiple cities.
I’ve been teaching a college course for 11 years, and I still tweak it every summer. I honestly don’t know why…maybe it’s the thought of a challenge and conquering new things for the achiever in me? Of the four types of new beginnings, this one is my favorite. These new beginning quotes can help you channel that nervousness into genuine excitement. You’re confident about a new direction, but nervous energy is very real. There’s nothing like the feeling of starting something new when it’s a change you choose to pursue. They spur new thoughts or new actions-or remind us to revisit old ones.” Sociologist Murray Davis describes aphorisms as “the finest thoughts in the fewest words.” When You Want A New Beginning Adam Grant, psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, explains why we love motivational quotes (also called aphorisms) so much: “They give meaning and direction. I’m drawn to inspirational words of wisdom like quotes about new beginnings.ĭr. When I read or hear something that seems to perfectly put into words something that I experience or wonder about or believe, I want to capture it. Other beginnings happen because life is hard and time marches on. Changes happen for a variety of reasons–sometimes we want a change and sometimes we need it. Here are some of my favorite quotes about seasonal transitions that will help to inspire you to look forward to the change, and feel less alone in your reservations.: “Live each season as it passes breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” - Henry David Thoreau "Nature gives to every time and season unique beauty from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it’s just a succession of changes so soft and comfortable that we hardly notice the progress.Whether you welcome a fresh beginning or dread it, these 41 inspirational new beginnings quotes will help you move forward with confidence. Poets and writers have been trying to express the melancholy associated with the change of seasons since the beginning of time. If you're having trouble kissing the beach days goodbye, you're not alone. With the official autumnal equinox here, it's completely fall. But now the time has come to let go of the summer for good. So while we might be excited about things like sweater weather and Halloween parties, we can't help but hesitate to embrace the new season.Īnd perhaps for many of us, it was easier to embrace the beginnings of fall while it was still summer, because by changing our wardrobe and adding some pumpkin spice to our early September lives, we could safely enjoy fall without having to say goodbye to summer. And though we've let go of the summer in a lot of ways by now, we know that the fall is just a gateway to the winter. Knowing change is coming tends to spark a bit of nervous energy within us, making us feel like we need to prepare ourselves or brace for impact - even when it's as simple as allowing the seasons to turn.
Though we might enjoy each season for its individuality, and though we might appreciate a change once it's taken place, there's an anxiety that comes with that build up to the actual change. It's in our nature to be resistant of change.
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