Our Monthly Spiritual Themes guide our Chalice Circles, which are small, intentional groups of members and friends that gather for spiritual enrichment through personal sharing. For more information on Chalice Circles, please email Linda Benson at chalicecircles@uuprinceton.org. Our Chalice Circle thoughts and questions around the theme of Beginnings this month are:

“Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.” ⎯ Queen Lili’uokalan

What obstacles do you see now as actually a beginning?

 

“You can learn new things at any time in your life if you’re willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.” ⎯ Barbara Sher

Is it hard for you to accept ‘beginner status’? What has your experience been with accepting or denying being a beginner?

 

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.” ⎯ Mark Twain

Long after Twain, the Harvard Business Review reported on a study on why projects fail. They found that the reason most projects fail is ‘failure to start”. How is that true in your life? If it is true for you.

 

No quote here, but a question. In a search for references to beginnings, most included the term ‘new beginnings’. Aside from the redundancy, Why do people always talk about ‘new beginnings’? Do you have any experiences with old beginnings?