Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

You know what's dopey about that old cliche? Every day is the first day of the rest of your life.

Every day you have the power to change. Every day is a fresh start. You may have to start by cleaning up the mess you made yesterday, but at some point between waking and tucking yourself in, you'll have an opportunity to work on the rest of your life.

The cliche implies, at least to me, that "the rest of your life" is something more important than what has come until now - but I disagree. The past is prologue. "The rest of your life" depends what your life has taught you until now. The cliche is a call to action, to muster your talents into a purpose that you can spend the rest of your life on. And maybe the purpose you've tried to fulfill until now is already the right one for you.

And another thing - hey wait a minute. Why am I wasting time trying to parse a cliche into something more meaningful? Lesson digested. Time to get on with the rest of my life.