"...receive the forgiveness of the new dawn...."

Because they can say it, and have said it, far better and more eloquently than I can.... I construct my own thoughts from their words today:

"Don't be discouraged by your first attempts. Tomorrow is another day. Turn the page, walk, and remember to have fun. You will be amazed at where you find yourself." ~John Francis

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No Matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ~Samuel Beckett

"Over and over again return the attention to the place chosen connecting with the unfolding experience of the breath.... While sitting, attention will naturally be drawn from time to time to other aspects of experience; for example: sounds, body sensations, thoughts, visual images or some combination of these.... As soon as you notice that the attention is no longer with the breath, gently bring it back to the breath connecting with the sensations in the place chosen. No matter how many times the attention is drawn away, there is no need for judgment or tension. Just keep coming back to the breath." ~Mark Nunberg, on mindfulness meditation (bold emphasis mine)

"So take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again." ~Jerome Kern

"Be willing to be a beginner every single morning." ~Meister Eckhart

"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged, it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift...." ~an anonymous 92 year old woman in a nursing home (bold emphasis mine).

"...receive the forgiveness of the new dawn...." ~Wendell Berry