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**Ann** · 02-24-2007, 04:18 AM

You have the power to control your own destiny. You may not feel at all comfortable with that, or want to own up to the responsibility it implies, yet it is true nonetheless.

You may complain that there are so many powerful and overwhelming outside forces acting upon you that nothing you do will matter. Yet everything you do matters to the highest degree in creating your own destiny.

It may seem that fate has dealt you a certain hand, and that there is no way for you to change that fate. You can, however, change everything about your own perspective and the way you respond.

For your destiny is not about what comes to you. It is about who you choose to become.

Your destiny is not really about what happens to you. It is built and fulfilled by the things that you cause to happen, by what you do with the precious life you have.

It happens in every moment, with every choice, with every thought and every action. Always, you are creating your own unique destiny.

-- Ralph Marston

Copyright ©2007 Ralph S. Marston, Jr.

hope3 · 02-24-2007, 08:12 AM

Oh Ann again you help me to see that I am making the right
choices when I believe this:

Your destiny is not really about what happens to you. It is built and fulfilled by the things that you cause to happen, by what you do with the precious life you have.

Thank-you ann your friend, Sharon...(((((hope3))))))

**Ann** · 02-24-2007, 09:42 AM

I agree, Hope. To me it is like being a captain of a ship. We can't control the weather or the currents but we can choose what harbours we visit and what we do with the experience.

I think that "destiny" is taking our fate and wrapping it in gratitude and then seeing where it leads us.

Hugs

02-24-2007, 04:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,213	Your Own Destiny You have the power to control your own destiny. You may not feel at all comfortable with that, or want to own up to the responsibility it implies, yet it is true nonetheless. You may complain that there are so many powerful and overwhelming outside forces acting upon you that nothing you do will matter. Yet everything you do matters to the highest degree in creating your own destiny. It may seem that fate has dealt you a certain hand, and that there is no way for you to change that fate. You can, however, change everything about your own perspective and the way you respond. For your destiny is not about what comes to you. It is about who you choose to become. Your destiny is not really about what happens to you. It is built and fulfilled by the things that you cause to happen, by what you do with the precious life you have. It happens in every moment, with every choice, with every thought and every action. Always, you are creating your own unique destiny. -- Ralph Marston Copyright ©2007 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

02-24-2007, 08:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
hope3 Hope3 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 2,146	Oh Ann again you help me to see that I am making the right choices when I believe this: Your destiny is not really about what happens to you. It is built and fulfilled by the things that you cause to happen, by what you do with the precious life you have. Thank-you ann your friend, Sharon...(((((hope3)))))) __________________ If I focus on the solutions, the problems won't seem impossible!

02-24-2007, 09:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,213	I agree, Hope. To me it is like being a captain of a ship. We can't control the weather or the currents but we can choose what harbours we visit and what we do with the experience. I think that "destiny" is taking our fate and wrapping it in gratitude and then seeing where it leads us. Hugs __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

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