Everyday Canvas

Fresh Page?

Prompt: Start with a fresh page." Henry Ward Beecher What would your fresh page to say?

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Starting with a fresh page is not exactly my stance in life. I am grateful for all my experiences, good or bad, because I’ve learned from them, and I hope I never lose their memory. Still, taking each day as a gift and looking forward rather than back is a more positive approach

Since I don’t cherish fresh or blank pages all that much, I am not into making resolutions or setting strict goals for a very distant future. I make to-do lists for short-term projects, however. These are not must-to-do lists at all. I write things down so in my old age I don’t forget to do things or do them halfway. Then, for some reason, if any items on the lists stay undone, so what? I don’t push or punish myself. Those lists are only referrals.

My experience has been that--because life can throw curve balls or some situation may change for better or worse every once in a while--not every goal is doable as it was intended at the start. I understand that goal-setting may work for young people and for those who are undertaking a new project or a new vocation. I applaud those who are able to reach their original goals, and I sincerely hope that all goal-setters can achieve perfectly whatever their hearts tell them to do.