Fate and Destiny

Following last week's posting, I want to share a few more thoughts from Michael Meade's workshop about change, soul and story.

Change, said Michael, usually involves both fate and destiny. Most of us confuse the two, which generally means we believe that believing in the existence of one precludes belief in the existence of the other. By changing the trajectory of our life story, though, we can have both.

Usually we're so anchored in our fate (i.e., the story we let define us), that we can't move toward our destiny. This "destination," is what our soul came to life to live for. And for most of us, moving toward our destiny requires creating a new, bigger story for and of ourselves.

If you really want to change, though, you need first to accept your fate (the story of who you think you are) so that you can move into your destiny (the story of who you really are).

Tall order. New thinking. Big rewards.