Beginnings

There is a Switchfoot song that I really love called "Always."  The lyrics that I love most are, "This is the start, this is your heart." I think that there is something really profound in that. Everything needs to start with our hearts.  My father always says that the most important factor in any decision is to do what your heart tells you. Another line from the song that really takes my breath away is, "Every breath is a second chance, and it is always yours."  What an amazing concept.  There is so much packed into it; love, forgiveness, life, and beginnings.  New beginnings are something that really interest people.  Think about it, if we were not so interested in starting over, new year's resolutions wouldn't be such a big deal and new advances, new technology, new diets or any new product that works "even better than the last" would not be so prominent in society.  Don't get me wrong though, I think that it is really awesome to be so into second chances. It says something really wonderful and ambitious about a people that are constantly striving to be better.  I wonder if it really could be as easy as each day being a new beginning; the beginning of a new habit. If we took each day just as it came, for just what it is, I think that these new beginnings would be something we could embrace and find real joy and freedom in.  The freedom of being able to start new, or the freedom of being able to try something new each day with the confidence that if it does not work, we can always start again. Where to begin? Well, Switchfoot says it best; "This is the start, this is your heart."