The word destiny means a predetermined fate or outcome, and I don't believe any of us have predetermined fate. We are here to grow and blossom, which is a quality of human being, not a predetermined outcome. External circumstances are real and contribute to the outcome of my life, but don't make me the person I am or will be. I also believe good and bad fortune happens to each of us, the evolution of which is karmic and usually too complex to understand, and I don't think of that as destiny or predetermined fate either. My response to external circumstances is my choice, and my choices author and create the person I am and will be. I've known that for a long time. We live in an age of blaming and not taking responsibility, and we frequently use external circumstances to blame and not take responsibility. My personal mantra is process, not outcome, which supports keeping my awareness on my process and on the choices I am making.
On Oct 16, 2016 david doane wrote :
The word destiny means a predetermined fate or outcome, and I don't believe any of us have predetermined fate. We are here to grow and blossom, which is a quality of human being, not a predetermined outcome. External circumstances are real and contribute to the outcome of my life, but don't make me the person I am or will be. I also believe good and bad fortune happens to each of us, the evolution of which is karmic and usually too complex to understand, and I don't think of that as destiny or predetermined fate either. My response to external circumstances is my choice, and my choices author and create the person I am and will be. I've known that for a long time. We live in an age of blaming and not taking responsibility, and we frequently use external circumstances to blame and not take responsibility. My personal mantra is process, not outcome, which supports keeping my awareness on my process and on the choices I am making.