Life.
Is it that everything happens for a reason… that all the pieces of the puzzle are designed to click nicely into place, with the end result a beautiful, complete picture?
Or is it that everything happens, and it is up to each of us to take those neutral happenings and decide what we will make of them?
Part of me wants to believe in deeper meanings, magic, fate.
Another part feels much more secure with the idea that we have choices and are in control of the picture to be painted.
But honestly, I do not know.
I wonder.
What do you think?
Please share!
100 Words, 07/16/2008
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Twitter: romerocomm
May 21, 2014
I’m of the opinion that there is no such thing as fate and we have to choose our own path in life. The choices we make today affect our future for the better or the worse.
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May 22, 2014
That’s definitely the idea I’m most comfortable with!
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May 21, 2014
I do not believe in any kind of predestination. I feel that each of us is given certain talents and then it is up to us to make our lives, either using these talents, or not. Totally our choice.
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May 22, 2014
I tend to lean in that direction myself.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 3
I wonder too about the same thing and I believe that they all are depended on how we link and work on them
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May 22, 2014
It certainly gives you something to think about!
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May 22, 2014
I believe that we all come with a predetermined destiny but the choices we make on that journey there and the path we take are free will.
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May 22, 2014
Interesting – a blend of both!
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May 22, 2014
I agree with Suzy here. I believe in the same.
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May 22, 2014
Interesting – thanks for your thoughts!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 3
Honestly,Laurel, I think it is a mixture of both. We are in control, yet not…certain things, no matter how we perceive them, are out of our hands.
Yet there are times when only we can decide how to move forward with life.
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May 22, 2014
It definitely gives you a lot to think about, doesn’t it?!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 3
I believe in a little bit of both, honestly. I think that there are some things that likely are supposed to happen, but that we also need to make choices throughout our lives which actually make a life.
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May 22, 2014
More and more I’m starting to think that a blend of both seems right.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 3
I believe there are no coincidences. I also believe that we have choice. Do those things go together?
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May 22, 2014
I hope so, Diane!
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May 22, 2014
This was a interesting post. A question and a thought which belongs to the metaphysical realms; one which seems to be a staple of the philosophers. It is comforting at times to think that everything happens for a reason. However, logically, the second thought seems more sound. But we never know, do we?
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May 23, 2014
We really never do! It’s interesting to ponder, though.
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May 23, 2014
I lean towards the idea that it is both. Problem is, hindsight is always 20/20 when it comes to choices. Sometimes when we know better, we still make the wrong choices because we have been given free will — so, is it predestination or choice? The eternal question.
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May 23, 2014
It definitely gives you a lot to think about – it’s fun to bend your brain on problems like this sometimes!
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