Good morning.
I'm so grateful to be together.
Let's take a deep breath in,
Exhale through the mouth.
Today is a brand new day.
No matter what happened yesterday,
Today is a fresh start.
And I believe in you.
I believe in you.
Yes,
Life is so challenging,
So painful sometimes.
But how many times have you found a way when you didn't know what to do?
How many times have you been strong even when you felt weak?
How many times has your light impacted others even when you felt like you were in the dark?
You are beautiful inside and out,
And you are more powerful than you could even imagine.
I believe in you.
I believe in you.
You don't leap from the bottom of a mountain all the way to the top.
You take one step after another,
After another,
And eventually you find yourself in a different place.
Imagine a painter who loves painting more than anything.
The choosing of the canvas,
The preparation of the paints,
Choosing each color and brush stroke.
Maybe this painting takes days,
Weeks,
Months to complete,
And it is the painter's greatest joy to be in the process.
Imagine if this same painter came to their canvas,
Took one brush stroke,
And poof!
The entire painting was an absolute masterpiece in one brush stroke.
Where would the joy be in that?
The exploration,
The learning,
The mistakes,
The journey of creating.
This is like our lives.
It's not about doing one thing or achieving one thing,
And then we live some happily ever after life.
No,
We are the painters,
And our lives are the painting.
Your life is a masterpiece that involves everything.
The joy,
The pain,
The mistakes,
The pleasure,
The disappointment,
The whole rainbow of emotions that we experience as human beings.
This is your masterpiece,
And today is a brand new day.
Your paintbrush is the thoughts you choose,
What you focus on,
What you focus on,
How you speak,
How you behave.
Each of your choices in thought,
Word,
And action,
And of course feeling,
Determine your experience in your daily life.
So knowing that this moment is a fresh start,
What do you choose?
Maybe you choose greater compassion for yourself,
And accept yourself right where you are in the journey.
Maybe you'd like to take a leap of faith,
Or call on courage instead of fear.
This is your masterpiece,
And today is a brand new day.
