Every Ending is a New Beginning
The Weary Heart #36
Every end of a holiday is a signal that we’re about to get ready for “reality” again. The temporary escape is over, now it’s back to work, back to school, back to house chores and adult responsibilities.
That’s one way of looking at it.
Another way is to think of it as a chance at a fresh new start.
Start work with a fresh new lens and perspective. Your kids are heading back to school to learn something new, to do better than last year, to make new friends. Your business has an opportunity to try out new ideas, forge new deals and connections, etc.
You choose how to frame your endings. What they mean to you. They don’t mean anything apart from the meanings you give them. If you say that losing your job last year was the worst possible thing (maybe it felt that way, and maybe circumstances since haven’t been great), then you have every right to feel the soreness of that loss, but you don’t have to carry it with you into the new year.
The end of this year could very well be your best chance at start fresh. A clean slate. How?
A new mindset
A brand new attitude
A new exploration (new sector/industry)
An enthused attempt at learning a new skill
But none of the above can or will happen automatically.
First, you’ve got to decide. You’ve got to choose it. e.g. I want to develop a more resilient mindset - one that doesn’t give up easily when things don’t go according to plan.
Secondly, you’ve got to learn it. How does this look like? Pick up several books on the topic of building mental strength and grit (today this may look like subscribing to a newsletter, downloading audio, watching an entire video/documentary, reading a study report from a renowned institution, etc.
Thirdly, you’ve got to commit to it. Set aside time every day. Does that sound intimidating? Ask yourself, how many minutes a day would sound least overwhelming for you to commit to? How about starting at 15 minutes? Too much? Try 10. Try 5. You get the idea. The goal is to get yourself started, and then build momentum and energy from there.
Lastly, pause every week to notice what changed about you ever since you started on this journey of self-rediscovery. Are you now looking at things, life, work, people, relationships, problems, setbacks…differently?
If you notice even the slightest improvement, take note of that. Literally. Write down what you notice and how you feel. That’s how you’ll find motivation to keep going to the next week, and then the next, and then the next, and so on.
Some of the strongest people I know are not the ones who were smart enough to avoid difficult, painful challenges in their lives. They are instead the ones who were able to rise up again after divorce, after bankruptcy, after closing down their beloved business/shop, after losing their 15-year job, after losing their reputation, after losing a loved one.
All of the above that I’ve just listed are “endings”. But some people refuse to allow their endings to define them forever. They pick themselves up again and rise up to see a whole new beginning.
I wish you well. Thank you for subscribing to my newsletter. This is in a way a new beginning for me too. Appreciate the love, the shares, the comments. May 2026 be a year filled with grace, happiness, peace, and success for you and your loved ones. Aameen.
Mizi
PS: See you in Lombok next month, inshaAllah.
