Life

In the course of life here on earth, there seems be two ways that we can choose to live. The first way I define as life’s trap. In this way we live according to other’s desires and wishes; attempting to live up to their expectations. We attempt to live what is considered by others to be a normal life. In this first case we find our selves in life’s trap; stuck into believing that we must endure life, putting up with the daily routine of a mediocre existence. We live re-actively instead of proactively. We take what is dished out instead of making our own choices. We become stuck in our jobs, our career, our relationships, etc., all the while thinking that somehow we are responsible for the happiness of those around us. We give up our own dreams in order that someone else might use us as a player in their story. We allow the takers of our life to feed upon us, as if our purpose was to be there for them.

The other way is to live life according to our own wishes, choosing to follow our own dreams and desires. In this case we allow life to take us along our chosen path, following the desires of our heart, pursuing our passions. We don’t allow life to dictate our path. On the contrary we live life deliberately, following what we consider to be our destiny. In this case we realize that we are not responsible for other’s happiness and that our happiness is not dependent on their being happy. We also realize early on that the only way to be truly happy is to pursue the development of our God given talents and God given opportunities.

In this second option life becomes a tapestry of interwoven events that lead us to our divinely inspired purpose. God has a plan for each of us and has sent us here that we might achieve the essence of our creation. In this way we are not tossed to and fro on the sea of life, but rather look for inspiration from above to guide us along a path of connected events, leading us to the fulfillment of our being.

And thus the question becomes how might I become connected to my creator, the designer of my individual plan of life. How might I hear the wind chimes along the way or see the lighthouses along my life’s path?

And for thus of us stuck in life’s trap in the first option, how do we become unstuck?. How do we prevent others from yanking us around on their life lines? Is it required of us to become a participant in their parade, like members of a band, playing nothing but other’s tunes? How do we live more deliberately and authentically, being true to ourselves, pursuing the path that God would have us on?