One thing I have come to realize is that love is not always happiness.
Destiny, I feel is also a relationship-a play between grace and willful self-effort. Half of it you have no control over, half of it is absolutely in your hands and your actions will show measurable consequences. Man is neither entirely a puppet of the gods, nor is he entirely the captain of his own destiny; he__ a little of both. We gallop through our lives like circus performers balancing on two speeding side-by-side horses-one foot is on the horse called __ate_ the other on the horse called __ree will_. And the question you have to ask everyday is, Which horse is which? Which horse do I need to stop worrying about because it__ not under my control, and which do I need to steer with concentrated effort?
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Destiny, I feel is also a relationship-a play between grace and willful self-effort. Half of it you have no control over, half of it is absolutely in your hands and your actions will show measurable consequences. Man is neither entirely a puppet of the gods, nor is he entirely the captain of his own destiny; he__ a little of both. We gallop through our lives like circus performers balancing on two speeding side-by-side horses-one foot is on the horse called __ate_ the other on the horse called __ree will_. And the question you have to ask everyday is, Which horse is which? Which horse do I need to stop worrying about because it__ not under my control, and which do I need to steer with concentrated effort?
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The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself. It is in this relationship that you set the standard for all others.
There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under my jurisdiction. There are certain lottery tickets I can buy, thereby increasing my odds of finding contentment. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom share my body and life and money and energy with.
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There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under my jurisdiction. There are certain lottery tickets I can buy, thereby increasing my odds of finding contentment. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I can select what I eat and read and study. i can choose how I'm going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life - whether I will see them as curses or opportunities (and on the occasions when I can't rise to the most optimistic viewpoint, because I'm feeling too damn sorry for myself, I can choose to keep trying to change my outlook). I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts.
We gallop through our lives like circus performers balancing on two speeding side-by-side horses--one foot is on the horse called "fate," the other on the horse called "free will." And the question you have to ask every day is--which horse is which? Which horse do I need to stop worrying about because it's not under my control, and which do I need to steer with concentrated effort?