The Truth About Destiny

Destiny, by definition, is meant to be fulfilled. It is our thoughts and old programming that keep it at bay.  One of the nay-saying voices I have had in my head - probably for many years, but only recently became very aware of - is this: "what if I'm destined for a sad life? What if it's written in my genes that I won't bloom into the full potential that I am?"

Although there is no way to know for sure about destiny, I've decided for myself once and for all where I stand on the matter. No one is destined for a life of despair, of unrealized dreams and desires. That is not a destiny. It's an unfulfilled one. And while this perspective doesn't solve things alone, it helps to liberate us by bashing down one more wall, one more limiting belief that holds us stuck.

Like the seed of an oak tree, we have the map to our potential. When we aren’t expanding and growing, it's because we haven't found the soil, water and sun; the love, the good thoughts, the nourishment to bloom into our greatest truest selves.

Luckily we aren't a seed blown by the wind and have free will. So long as we are a live, we have the possibility of creating the environment (much of which is the thoughts in our own head) to live true to our dreams and desires. Our dreams and desires are our birthright. They are meaningful, and we are worthy of them. But they are only possible if we let go of the old stories, the negative beliefs we learned growing up.

The process starts with catching our thoughts and turning them around. What we believe becomes true. So if we believe we are meant for despair, that's what we'll find. But that is the truth with a little "t." There is a deeper Truth, the map of our soul, which is the real Truth. And we need to get our psyches aligned with THAT Truth, so we can live the lives we have always dreamed of.

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