Mackenzie Norman

the biggest mistake i ever made

was thinking new beginnings

had to wait on a huge opportunity.

{a new job

a new year

a new school

a new friend

a new season}

when even my next moment has yet to be lived,

next breath has yet to be breathed,

next second could be the difference

between life and death,

joy and sorrow,

tragedy and hope.

everything is always new

like a child being born into the world

we are born into each moment

{fresh

green

innocent}

and we choose to color it with pain

before we allow it to be the moment

everything changes

because new beginnings are

{now.

now

now now now}

and every word after

even this one

is a chance to start over,

to write what’s never been written,

to feel what’s never been felt,

to determine to do what hasn’t been done

whether big or small

new beginnings are always here.

don’t miss the trees for the forest

it’s the biggest mistake you ever made.