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It is important to realize that each day IS a new day. Did you “mess up” yesterday?
You can begin again.
There is a verse in the Bible that says:
Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Even if Christianity is not your faith, you have to agree that this holds a lot of truth.
Renewing the mind
To live a balanced life, we must strive to be at peace with ourselves and our mind. We can’t continually beat ourselves up over things we did or mistakes we made. As we seek renewal, we have to come to terms with where we are and where we want to go.
Two additional defintions of the word renew are below:
To restore to a former state; make new or as if new again-
Life may have been working better for you at a previous time. You would like to get back to that state.
Ask yourself these questions:
What about that time made you feel balanced and happy with your life?
What things made life work well for you?
Can you repeat or duplicate those circumstances?
To begin again-
Source: JayneAndd
You don’t necessarily like how things turned out and you want to start over again.
Here are some questions to help you work through the renewal process:
What is NOT working for you in the current state of your life?
How would you prefer the situation to be?
What can you do to make a move toward that ideal situation?
What can you do to start again?
Do your homework!
I know that many people skim over blog posts and don’t *do the work* that is suggested. This is an important one. You need to work through these questions to gain some balance in your life.
Click here to download the Renewing the mind worksheet
What area of your life would you like to be renewed?
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Love this post! I always say that you can’t change what’s in the past, you can only do better(be better, whatever)in the present. Today is always a new day. I’ll have to take a look at the worksheet. Thanks for posting!
Michelle
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EXCELLENT and perfect timing. Alpha Hubby and I were JUST talking about being redeemed from the curse and how important it is to realize we are free. This goes right along with it and just adds icing to the cake! Today is my new day!
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Bernice, I need to start visiting your blog more regularly.
I see that in Week 1 you talk about getting your priorities straight. Maybe that would be a good place for me to start. Adding more hours to the day would be helpful too, but by straightening out my priorities I shold be able to start balancing out my life.
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I’m not religious, but I too choose to live my life with the idea that every day is another day to make new choices and to be the person I want to be.
Every minute is another minute to make my life the one I want to live.
Great post.
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Besides getting back into a good habit of being active. There is no excuse, but I don’t.
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Life is all about balance and we do have to start over so many times because we just aren’t perfect. Nice thoughts on what to do to regain that motivation to keep going.
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Thank u for this post it is making me breath and I need to “renew the mind” I love that phrase. thanks I will be following.
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Awesome post and just what I needed. Others have pointed out how much I beat myself up. I just feel like I am spinning my wheels. Examining what isn’t working makes a lot of sense to me. Thanks. I always leave your blog feeling more peaceful than I did when I got here.
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Great tips! As a Christian, when trying to balance 3 kids, a hubby, house, work, etc…I try to remember to God first in decision making…what would honor Him?
Thanks again for a great post!
Heather
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Hmmm. Your posts always make me really stop and think. I think that is one reason I keep coming back to read a bit more. I can’t think of a time when I can pinpoint having better balance. I find that I have struggled in this area for my whole life. Now, with a home based business, I find that I struggle more than ever. I need to renew my mind to possibilities that I haven’t had before. Great exercise to get me pondering!
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True. So true. I go to sleep letting go of the day. Thanking the experiences. When I wake I welcome the new day. Ask for new experiences. Allow myself to change my mind and make new choices if the previous day didn’t go as planned. I don’t really focus on what didn’t work. Because that leads me down the road of self-doubt. I try to focus on what I would like to feel, do, have, experience or share.
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I’m a big believer in signs. I’m kind of oblivious and I feel that the Lord sometimes has to whap me upside the head to get my attention. This was EXACTLY what I needed to read today. Thank you for writing it, and for tweeting it! And thank You, Lord, for smacking me with it!
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Thanks for this post. As with possessions, our activities can pile up until we feel buried. Some cleaning up by resetting our priorities is a must every once in awhile. This passage of Scripture is one of my favorites.
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Each and every day, you can start over again ~ http://ow.ly/5XdYd
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Goodday Bernice, Thankyou for such wonderful posts they definitly inspire to action
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