Destiny. One event leads to another and eventually what is meant for you finally takes place. Or is everything meant for you? Those decisions that seemed so terrible 20 years ago, all make sense now, because they helped form you into everything that makes you who you are. Those people in your life that meant you harm, were strategically placed to walk you into your destiny. The situations in your life that seemed hopeless at the time were all impeccably orchestrated to lead you to this place in your life. This place where you are situated to be part of someone else’s destiny.
It’s the circle of life. And it moves us all.
Yes. Thank you Elton John and Disney. The meaning of our lives can be summed up in this song from The Lion King. We were brought together, not by accident, but by a perfect master plan by the Divine. The Universe. An unseen Being, yet seen in every form of creation: the endless, yet limited oceans, the spinning earth, the splendid dance of the seasons, the supreme force of gravity that keeps us perfectly grounded.
When we look back on our lives, noting the pain, the loss, the celebrations and the gains, they all work together to bring us to the greatest points in our lives. The path is winding, curvy, high and low. But there is beauty. There is our destiny.
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That One Day When I Realized I Am Right Where I Belong
My life has once again been touched by a Netflix movie. It’s entitled, When We First Met. The movie tells the story of a young man who meets the love of his life (so he thought), but she goes on to become engaged to another man three years later.
He is now obsessed with changing the last three years of his life by traveling through time via an antique photo booth. With each trip, he finds that he must go back multiple times to change slight details in order to fulfill his destiny.
He finally realizes that the girl he thought was his soulmate is only a puzzle piece to finding his true love. I won’t tell the rest because it was just released, and you may want to watch it for yourself.
How often, though, do we think that we have made wrong decisions (and maybe we have), but they work together to make a wonderful thing. I could lie here and think of all the things I could have done differently in my life, using what I know now and changing my past. If I were to do that, I would miss all the beautiful that came from the ugly. I have amazing children and grandchildren. I have met incredible people and made lifelong friendships.
When I look back on my life, I would not change a thing. I am right where I belong and the path it took for me to get here is paved with gold.
That One Day When... 