Embarking on something new

That delicious feeling when you are just about to start. There is nothing quite like it.
You have all the ingredients ready, the equipment set out,  the instructions to hand. You can now start cooking your masterpiece.

You have spent years studying, juggling. You now have your certificate and the job offer and Monday is tomorrow.

You have decided you won’t put up with it any longer, you have cleared out, you have a new road map to your life. You are ready. What a delicious moment!

It’s the anticipation, the self confidence boost, the possibility, the potential. It’s the effort of preparation, the work it has taken to free yourself, the end of indecision and blocks. Perhaps it has been a long time coming, maybe the time wasn’t quite right until now. It could have been a conscious choice or you feel you were pushed to this point. Either way, you are ready for it now.

This time of year when Spring seems to suddenly make itself noticed, feels more like the new year to me. The preparation has all been going on underground of course but then it all seems to change over a weekend and you know: the new season is ready and about to start. And it’s a great feeling.

Embarking on something new has that heady mix of certainty and uncertainty. The quality of nervous excitement shows that we know we can do it but not everything is in our control. Relax. Enjoy the moment. Just do your best and go with it. Whatever you are starting, infuse it with love and compassion.  Think kindly of the past, thankful for the present and hopeful for the future.