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Freezing sunrise in Poland.
By Łukasz Lech. “Freezing sunrise, Poland.”

It’s a New Year! It’s a new day! It’s a new moment! It’s a perfect time to start something beautiful… to take a new step, to begin again, to give birth, to be reborn, to create, to emerge, to spark

Strike while the iron is hot. Seize this inspirational time. While you’ve probably been inundation with New Years advice already, we’ve gathered some special inspiration that might cut through the clutter and mean something to you in particular.

Check out these beautiful ideas and images below.

Milky Way over Cala Blanca Alcossebre, Spain.

By Modes Rodríguez. “Milky Way @ Cala Blanca Alcossebre, Spain.”

 

“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.”

—Guy Finley

 Woman holds a glowing cloud.

By Jonathan Emmanuel Flores Tarello. “Inside the universe.”

 

“And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never were.”

—Rainer Maria Rilke

Watson Path in winter snow. Mount Madison, New Hampshire.

By Whit Andrews. “Watson Path, Mount Madison.”

 

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.”

—John Pierpont “J.P.” Morgan

Man makes ripples in water at dawn on Kolavai Lake, in Chengalpattu, Chennai, India.

By Sarath Kuchi. “The morning hues.” Kolavai lake, Chengalpattu, Chennai. India.

 

“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”

—Meister Eckhart

Morning clouds over the Golfo Dulce as the sun rises. Costa Rica.

By Alan Wolf. “Morning clouds over the Golfo Dulce as the sun rises.” Costa Rica.

 

“To greet a lovely morning, we must leave the night behind.”

― Tarang Sinha, “We Will Meet Again…”

Baby crawls in sand towards mother on beach at sunrise.

By Cavale Doom. “Beach Baby.”

 

“If all you can do is crawl, start crawling.”

-- Rumi

 Horse riders in Villa Arceno. Siena, Italy.

By Antonio Cinotti. “Horse riders in Villa Arceno.” Siena, Italy.

 

“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth… not going all the way, and not starting.”

-- Buddha

Hand holding antique stopwatch.

By Stiller Beobachter. “Old timer.”

 

“You don’t need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating.”

-- Barbara Sher

Brilliant red and orange sunrise with tree silhouette in winter. County Kerry, Ireland.

By Neil Tackaberry. “Morning fire.” County Kerry, Ireland.

 

“One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.”

— Paulo Coelho

 
 Monarch Butterfly almost fully formed in chrysalis, several hours before pupation.

By Boaz Ng. “Day 28 - Several hours before pupation.”

 

“Your time as a caterpillar has expired. Your wings are ready.”

— Unknown

Newborn Monarch emerging from chrysalis.

By Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. “Newborn Monarch expanding.”

Read more about New Starts all this week on BeautifulNow, including Beautiful New Escapes for a New Year and The Well: A New Beautiful Wellness Club. And check out more beautiful things happening now in BN Wellness, Impact, Nature/Science, Food, Arts/Design, and Travel, Daily Fix posts.

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