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We just turned the page to a new month, and here in the United States, it’s the beginning of a new school year. Maybe it’s the same where you live.

Even if you don’t have children in school, there’s something about this time of year that feels like a fresh start.

You might not know this about me, but I really love office and school supplies. The draw of a new notebook waiting to be written in is huge. Instead of crayons I now have sets of markers and the perfect pen. 

So while I really like the looser rhythms of summer, I’m happy to see fall is coming soon. For many of us it’s also when we get back to a more routine schedule and that feels like a good time to begin something new.

Or maybe you can return to something you didn’t get to do as much as you hoped during the summer.

Is there a project you set aside?

A habit you let go of?

A book you wanted to read, a new recipe you wanted to try or maybe you have a creative idea you kept telling yourself you would get to eventually?

Well, today could be that day. Let this be your reminder that you don’t have to wait until January to begin again.

September can be a new year of its own.

You don’t need a detailed plan and you don’t have to make a big deal, unless that’s what feels right to you. You can simply choose one thing you want to welcome back into your life.

I’m going to get back to painting and creating collages. I’ve been missing my craft time. 

I didn’t fail because it didn’t happen this summer. Sometimes life gets busy and our energy goes somewhere else. We can’t do all the things, all the time. 

But now we’ve turned the page.

What would you like to begin or begin again? 

Pick one small thing and take one small step. That’s all a fresh start really requires.