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Sometimes the hardest part of beginning again is resisting the temptation to go backward. Drawing on the journey of Robert Plant after Led Zeppelin, this reflection explores the courage it takes to leave behind familiar identities and learn to sing a new song.
Many people don’t stop growing because they fail. They stop because they settle. I came across a phrase not long ago that has stayed with me: “The Great Perhaps.” It’s the idea that beyond what we can currently see, there is still more. More life.More meaning.More possibilities. But there are seasons—personally and in leadership—when everything …
Begin Again Series By Robert White | Enspirit.blog I came across the phrase almost by accident. It was on the jacket of a book I picked up in an airport bookstore—one of those moments when a line finds you before you fully understand why it matters. "The Great Perhaps." Three words that felt both mysterious …
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Beginning again isn’t always about changing direction—it’s about renewal. When leaders grow weary or lose alignment with what matters most, transformation often begins within. In this reflection from the Begin Again series, Robert White explores how self-renewal restores clarity, purpose, and the inner capacity needed to lead forward.
Beginning again rarely starts with a new plan. It begins with a deeper question: Who are you, and why are you here? An ancient story about Rabbi Akiva reminds us that self-awareness is often the first step toward transformation.
Photography (Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles, January 3, 2021), licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Knowing your direction is one thing. Staying the course when it gets difficult is another. Last week, we discussed the difference between a map and a compass — how beginning again requires orientation more than certainty. But what happens when …
When the way forward isn’t clear, we long for a map. But life and faith offer something different — a compass. This reflection explores how rediscovering true north helps us begin again, even in the fog.
Begin Again SeriesBy Robert White | Enspirit.blog Have you ever felt like you reached a point where the story you thought you were living had ended? A job ends. A role changes. A season closes. And suddenly the question rises: What now? It's one thing to begin again when we're young and the future stretches …
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Beginning again sounds hopeful — until it’s our turn to take the step. That’s when fear shows up. Not always loud and dramatic, but quiet and persuasive. It whispers questions we struggle to answer: What if this doesn’t work? What if I fail again? What if I step forward and nothing is there to hold …
We often miss the beauty of life that is right in front of us because we are easily distracted. We don’t mean for it to happen—it just does. Life gets noisy, the phone lights up, notifications buzz, and before we know it, our attention is scattered across a dozen places at once, and we’re not …
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