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📆 Daily Issue 59 | ⏱️ Read time: 2 min

Embracing the New

I want a fresh start.

Every day is a new opportunity for a fresh start, but I get attached to who I was the day before. Past mistakes, past versions of myself, and past failures keep me tethered to an older version of myself.

When I start to forge a new path, the voices come in that try to pull me back to a past version of myself.

“This won’t last.”

“This isn’t the real you.”

“You’re going to fail.”

Embracing a new version of myself with hopes and dreams feels like the most vulnerable act there is.

And the siren call of the familiar self grows loudest just when I’m about to have a breakthrough.

These moments are so critical and so often I lose the fight. My new self is so vulnerable and weak and my past self has years of strength to power her.

These moments feel like David vs. Goliath.

But I have to remember that in the Bible, David WON. Against all odds, he won.

Even though the new me may not be as strong…

The power of the light is on that side.

The power of the divine is on the side of self-improvement, growth, and self-mastery.

The power of love is on the side of the version of ourselves that can give back to the world.

What the new version of ourselves lacks in strength, it makes up for in heart, and that makes all the difference.

Keep inspiring,

Nicole