Second chances are great! I mean, who doesn’t feel refreshed and renewed after starting over?! I have started over more times than I can count. I have started and restarted crochet, sketching, needlepoint, baking, and exercise just to name a few. Seriously, my hobby closet is full of hobbies that I have started and ‘set aside’.
On one hand, I feel some guilt and a bit of a ‘failure’ when I restart something, but then I am encouraged by the fresh start. A new skein of yarn, a blank page, a new pair of running shoes can give us a boost to jump right back in. Even a blank webpage waiting for the fresh words of a new blog post is exciting.
New Year’s resolutions are an example of the ultimate second chance. On December 31st, folks around the world make promises to self, friends and family on changes they plan to make to become the person they want to be. It has been estimated that only 8-12% of people that make resolutions they actually are successful in keeping. We want to be better and January 1st
Perfection is the goal, but we will never achieve perfection, we can only hope to become an expert. In nursing school, I learned the theory introduced by Dr. Patrician Benner discussing novice to expert. The first stage is novice, then advanced beginner, competent, proficient and finally expert. Moving from one field of nursing to another then places you back in the novice category. At no time while traversing through the stages will you obtain perfection. Perfection is desired but never achieved.
So, here I am again. Restarting my blog life. I initially started the blog to begin my health/life coaching career. Now, I use it to provoke thought, keep you moving forward in life and most of all, maintaining your (and my) mental health.
I’d love to hear your ideas for future blog posts, any questions you would like to investigate further for physical, mental or spiritual health. I’d love to keep this going at least until 2026, let celebrate our 4-month (re)anniversary January 1st.
Healing You 
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