Your never too old to start over

Something struck me recently as I was helping some friends pack their things and move out of their foreclosed home. They seemed to think it was the end of the world. Granted, it was very sad to see them losing everything they had worked their entire lives for, but there was a cloud of complete despair over them. It was as if they were supposed to just crawl up in a corner and wait to die. The end of their world. All hope was lost. Their house auctioned off. All of their beloved "stuff" sold. Nothing left but each other.

The easiest way to start over is always from scratch! It is so much easier to construct a new house to your liking than it is to remodel an existing one. You are starting with a clean slate. If you have hit rock bottom, lost everything you have, why not see that as a chance for a fresh new start. How exciting to think that you can stop, rethink your life, make changes accordingly, then just start over. When you are at the bottom, you have nothing to lose.

My husband and I have recently been tossing around the idea of traveling around the country for a year. We don't own our home. We both have careers that have turned stale for us, and we both feel like we have not had the opportunity to travel the country and really see what is out there. Our children are young, but can be home schooled for a year. At the end of the year, we can use our experiences to decide what life holds for us next. We have made the decision to not sit back and watch life pass us by while we are feeling out of control. We are making a fresh start.

No matter where you are in life, you can choose to make a fresh start for yourself and your family. I'm not saying it is an easy thing. We plan to use the next 12 months to research and plan. It is not something we are jumping into. But if life decides it's time for us to jump, we will be ready to take the plunge.

Take a few moments to sit back and evaluate where life has landed you. If you have been knocked down and feel out of control, make the decision to take a hold of your life again. You only get one shot at this. Don't have regrets later. Where will you be in the next 5 years? Five years will come whether you plan for it or not. If you do nothing, you will still be right where you are now.

Once again, until next time, keep your chin held high and remember. We will get through this thing!

Trina