"Begin Again"

One of the best things we can
do in our lives is this:
begin again.

Begin to see yourself as you
were when you were
the happiest and strongest
you've ever been.

To remember what worked for you
(and what worked against you),
and try to capture
the magic again.

Begin to remember
how natural it was when
you were a child
-to live a lifetime each day.

Begin to forget the baggage
you have carried with you
for years: the problems that
don't matter anymore,
the tears that cried themselves away,
and the worries that are going to wash away on the shore of tomorrow's new beginning.

Tomorrow tells us it will be here
every new day of our lives;
and if we will be wise, we will
turn away from the problems
of the past and give the future
and ourselves a chance
to become the best of friends.

Sometimes all it takes is a wish
in the heart to let yourself...
begin again.