Muppets: Beeker’s Ode-To-Joy
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Victim of Fate or Master of Destiny?
Friday, January 1st, 2010 at 6:55 pm
I was thinking about how soo many people I encounter run around complaining about their circumstances when in actuality they’ve created many of their own problems yet blame an intangible faceless ‘other’ for their strife. Some even go as far as to admit that they are tangled in a web they’ve weaved, but choose to change nothing and act as though they want something better for themselves. I’m at a loss for what to say or do when I’m confronted with this mindset.
On one hand, I’m deeply sympathetic to the amount of hurt someone suffer when they’re in over their heads and see no way out. I want to help. Offer some kind of solace, or better yet, some nugget of information that has helped me when I’ve backed myself into a corner. However, more often than not, nothing I say or do helps the situation. I’ve resigned myself to standing back for a while to try to better understand why people do this.
While back here in the corner contemplating my navel I’ve come to a 2 types of people kind of idea. Please don’t hold much stock in it, I certainly don’t, but give it a whirl if you want – it’s a fun thing that gives me a bit of perspective.
The next time you feel like life is shitting all over you, take a quick step back and ask yourself if you are in a Victim of Fate or Master of Destiny state of mind. If you’re feeling like a Victim of Fate, and the government hasn’t inexplicably marked you as a fall guy for a grand conspiracy, or aliens aren’t examining your entrails before your very eyes, chances are you got yourself into this mess. And I’ll admit, it’s a damn shame that you got yourself here, but if you got yourself in, you can get yourself out. If you’re fairly certain that you will wake up the next time you’re able to sleep… you’re pretty sure that the sun will rise again tomorrow… then all will be right in the world again. That is, if you’re willing to fully own up to the responsibility of making, and sticking with, the hard decisions that lead to real change. If you do that, make a commitment, resolve yourself, then you’ve entered into a Master of Destiny mindset and will be able to turn life on its head in very short order. All you have to do is act on a plan of simple action steps. If the action step is to big, break it into smaller chunks, and get started. All will get better, if you choose to do what it takes to make it better. If not… well… get a pet that likes your voice.
