starting over...

It's Groundhog Day.

The movie I find is far more
interesting than the long standing
tradition of the
shadow
and more winter.

I will start over today.

The annoying Dr. Phil
says: "How's that working for ya?"
He annoys me...
but
his words
are right on target.

If I look at the past,
even as recent as yesterday...
and ask
how this
or that worked for me...
and then ponder
how I might do
this or that differently...
then
perhaps...
just perhaps...
I might discover something new.

My daughter
who used to be off the charts
shy
recently said to me,
"You know dad. That didn't work
for me."
So now she mingles,
networks,
talks,
laughs,
lives.

Yep.
Today is
Groundhog Day...
I am starting
over.

I will not repeat
what I lived
yesterday.
Been there...
done that.

To the bully in Jr. High
to whom I said nothing.

To the critic in the pew
who did not like my
brown shoes with my
black pulpit robe.

To my own whining,
complaining, boredom,
fear, anxiety...

I will not do things
the same way today.

I realize
I might be in a similiar
situation tomorrow...
I understand that new
is not always better...
but all I can do
is do my best
tomorrow
what I am doing
today:

Listen
and discern.

Today
I am starting over.