One of the harder and more bizarre things for my childhood self to accept was the concept of destiny.
I didn’t have hippy parents.
I wasn’t taught to believe those things.
But somehow I really believed, religiously.
I believed I was born for a very specific purpose– and that belief was in me for as long as I can remember.
That led to a counterintuitive approach…. I pretty much pissed away time by not experiencing life because it didn’t feel aligned with my purpose (which I still wasn’t sure what it was).
I did this for years– looking back, it’s still the most unimaginable thing to me.
It took anger and action to finally start achieving.
It took letting go of destiny, letting go of the idea that there is something specific, letting go of wanting to know– that’s when I finally started moving forward in my life.
I was angry I let myself be some bystander in my own life. When I acted, despite destiny, purpose, and whatever I thought my calling should be, only then did life start to get magical and I started to realize some of that magic.
My obsession was fulfillment, which translated to value.
How was my life going to contribute to this life?
If you’re in this place and looking to uncover your path I’ve got some advice:
First, forget planning it out. People stay stuck here because they’re planning for things they have no idea about– that never works.
Secondly, most the game will come down to attitude.
It actually starts here.
You have to maintain a spirit of excitement and embracing all challenges before you. YES, it’s hard AF to do this. I know.
But nihilists don’t have a purpose, they traded it to be the emo commentator of life (no slights intended, it coulda been me too).
The point is, you won’t find or create anything from the sidelines.
Before you can know or have an idea of what you’re meant to do– you have to step inside the arena.
Action first, then reflection, then adjust your course.
Move towards the things demanding your attention right now, see where forward leads you.
–FOOL
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