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Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy
Welcome to Day 303 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.
This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom
9 Signposts to New Beginnings
Thank you for joining us for our 7 days a week, 7 minutes of wisdom podcast. This is Day 303 of our trek, and yesterday we explored 9 ways to stay young. On our trek today, we will be on the lookout for the 9 signposts that will help us to navigate the difficult trails of change.  In particular, we will discover that when we come to an end of one trail, it is actually the beginning of a brand new tail.

Thank you so much for coming along with me each day as we explore and consume these “nuggets of wisdom.” These bits of wisdom help us to live a rich and satisfying life while creating a living legacy. While some of our daily treks are multi-part series, you can join us at any time and start along with us from that point on. If you would like to listen to any of the past episodes, please go to Wisdom-Trek.com to listen to them and read the daily journal. You can also subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on iTunes, Spreaker, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and Google Play, so each day’s trek will be downloaded to you automatically.



We are recording our podcast from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. After a relaxing Sunday afternoon, we have many tasks and activities for this week. This includes both client work and tasks around The Big House. The weather has turned a bit cooler this week, and if you hear our wind chimes in the background today on our podcast, it is because the wind is quite brisk today. The extra special blessing is that we are enjoying being able to invest time with our grandson Kip this week as he is staying with us until we return to Charlotte on Sunday.

As we head out on our hike for today, we need to recognize and understand that just as there are different seasons of the year, there are different seasons in our lives. Change is inevitable, and the more we are prepared for these changes, the easier they are to accept and adapt to. As it says in Ecclesiastes 3:1, "For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven."



Let us look for the...
9 Signposts to New Beginnings
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.

During certain seasons of life, we may choose or be forced to start a new beginning. When you can no longer think of a reason to continue, you must think of a reason to start over. There’s a big difference between giving up and starting over in the right direction. And, there are three little words that can release you from your past regrets and guide you forward to a positive new beginning.



On our hike today, let’s look for the signpost with these words, “From now on…”

So, from now on…

Let the things you can’t control, GO. – Most things are only a part of your life because you keep thinking about them. Positive things happen in your life when you emotionally distance yourself from the negative things. So, stop holding on to what hurts, and make room for what feels right. Do not let what is out of your control interfere with all the things you can control.
Accept and embrace reality. – Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. For everything you lose, you gain something else; and for everything you gain, you lose something else. You don’t have to like it, but it’s just easier if you do. So, pay attention to your outlook on life. You can either regret or rejoice; it’s your choice.
Change your mind. – Change is like breath. It isn’t part of the process; it is the process. In reality, the only thing we can count on is change. And the first step toward positive change is to change your outlook. Prepare for the positive. Prepare for the new. Allow the unknown to take you to fresh and unforeseen areas in yourself. Growth is impossible without change.