Sometimes the answer to the question, what am going to do with my life comes as a flash and we know in that instant what we are going to do with our life. Other times the answer to the question of what am I going to with my life slowly unfolds and is more like peeling an onion one layer at a time. It really doesn’t matter how or when we recognize it, what is matters is that we recognize it when it knocks on our door. It’s not something that keeps returning or will wait for us until youvwe feel you are ready. When destiny knocks leap and grab hold of it. It is your chance to do and become what you were to do and become.
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Today’s Thought: Making Good Choices
We know what we like. Some people will choose coffee other tea. Some will choose a vegetarian meal while others will choose a meat based meal. There’s no good or bad in making these kinds of choices, they’re based on personal preferences. More important, but often pushed to the background ,are our emotional choices. Do I choose to be angry or peaceful? Do I choose to hurt or help people? Do I choose selfishness or selflessness? Do I choose to bring people together or tear them apart? There are important differences. Our choices mark our character, influence our health, and determine our destiny.
Today’s Poem: A Night Thought by William Wordsworth
A Night Thought
William Wordsworth
Lo! where the Moon along the sky
Sails with her happy destiny;
Oft is she hid from mortal eye
Or dimly seen,
But when the clouds asunder fly
How bright her mien!
Far different we—a froward race,
Thousands though rich in Fortune’s grace
With cherished sullenness of pace
Their way pursue,
Ingrates who wear a smileless face
The whole year through.
If kindred humours e’er would make
My spirit droop for drooping’s sake,
From Fancy following in thy wake,
Bright ship of heaven!
A counter impulse let me take
And be forgiven.
Today’s Thought: It’s Time for the Adventure
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
It feels safe to stay within the confines of what one knows and has experience. The irony is that staying within one’s perceived safety zone is no more safe than stepping out of the safety zone on a risk taking adventure. At one point in my career I was working in a community situated near a large military base. The government announced it was closing the base. Many of the civilian workers on the base refused to believe it would happen. They did not want to move out of their community. They did not want to look for a new job. When the base closed they were left scrambling for work or relocating. When we forego the notion that staying is safer than leaving we open ourselves to a world of wonderful adventures. The adventure may take you to a place you recognize as your destiny.
Thinking Out Loud
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
NOTE: Whether things go good or bad for us there’s no way we can hold onto them, we’re obligated to leave the past behind and move on. Our destiny lies ahead of us. If we linger in the past, we may miss the opportunity to become what we are capable of becoming. The world will miss our gift. Let go of the past, let go the things that get you down, think only of moving ahead, reaching the goal for which you are destined to reach.
Thinking Out Loud: Unlocking Your Hidden Potential: Beyond Flaws to a Future Filled with Joy and Hope
We have within ourselves Enough to fill the present day with joy, And overspread the future years with hope. ~ William Wordsworth
NOTE: We see only the tip of the iceberg of what we are capable of accomplishing or becoming. Yet to be discovered in each of us is an abundance of talent waiting to be nurtured and brought to fruition. Imagine a freshly painted white wall that is 4 m by 5 m. Someone comes along and paints a round black circle 7 cm in diameter. Immediately our eyes are drawn to the black circle and we ignore the white part of the wall. Don’t focus on a personal flaw or fault. Focus on your goodness, what you can do, and what you are capable of doing.
Who Am I? A Poem by Carl Sandburg
Who Am I?
Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Choice, Not Chance Determines Destiny – A Quote by Aristotle
“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives – choice, not chance, determines your destiny.”
Aristotle
Daily Quotes to Brighten Your Journey
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.
