When we look at the progress of our lives, it sometimes seems that we have no control over anything. So many of us see ourselves as victims of destiny or fate.
But the wise ones throughout time have offered an encouraging, life-affirming message. They tell us that regardless of outer circumstances, we always have the power to affect the development of our own, inner being. And in that way, we can change the meaning for ourselves of everything that happens to us.
Just look at these stirring words from across the ages that urge us to rise above our seeming fate:
A strict belief in fate is the worst of slavery, imposing upon our necks an everlasting lord and tyrant, who we stand in awe of night and day. — Epicurus (341 – 270 B.C.E.)
What I will is fate. — John Milton (1608 – 1674)
Press on! A better fate awaits you. — Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885)
Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate. — Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement. — Vernon Howard (1917 – 1992)
And finally, here is a quote from OneJourney Founder Guy Finley:
Your nature is not fixed. It can be transformed. This amazing quality, the inherent potential mutability of our nature, is what sets us above all of God’s countless other creations. And this fact about our unique nature also empowers us in a very special way. Each of us is created with the power to choose the course of our own destiny. — Guy Finley (1949 – )
Can you sense the personal power that is ours for the taking? If you can, but you’d like some assistance in moving forward, then here is news about help that is on the way!:
Are You Ready to Change Your Destiny?
If you’re not happy with the direction your life is taking, you can change it. In fact, you’re meant to. And the process begins with a change of Being.
A change of Being is not at all the same as making a series of New Year’s resolutions. We’re not talking about “resolutions.” We’re talking about realizations. Big realizations that change every experience.
But how do we invite these life-changing realizations? By exercising our “change muscle.”
Right now we can sense the possibility of seeing and doing things in a different way, but we’re stuck in habits that keep us locked in the old ways.
It’s like the way you feel when you haven’t exercised in ten years and now your muscles are all tight and unable to function properly. As you know if you’ve done it, freeing up a tight muscle requires dedicated effort to stretch and exercise it.
In the same way, we need a special “exercise” regimen to loosen up and strengthen our natural ability to undergo the change of Being that is our changed future.
Fortunately, Guy Finley has created a step-by-step “exercise regimen” you can use to change your Being — and your destiny. And you can get started on it right away! 31 Keys to Change Your Destiny is an entire eCourse of simple, practical, yet deeply spiritual “exercises” you can take right into your daily life to get your “change muscles” working again.
The 2-hour program includes 31 brief talks, each an easily digestible chunk featuring a simple exercise you can use to be transformed into a strong, compassionate, aware person whose destiny becomes brighter day by day. As a bonus, you also get a 40-page PDF transcript of the talks.
This amazing program is available through our parent organization, Life of Learning Foundation.
Life of Learning is a truly nonprofit organization, and our primary mission is to give people all over the world access to life-healing principles and a deeper understanding of themselves. This is why we created the OneJourney project, and our main activity is to provide free access to Guy’s inspiring talks on self-discovery. To that end, we are now streaming Guy’s talks for free on multiple platforms and intend to keep expanding our footprint in 2025. As you can imagine, it’s getting more and more expensive to maintain, let alone improve our web infrastructure. And so, we really do depend on the generous donations from those who can afford it and want to help us help others find greater peace and fulfillment.
Visit the Life of Learning Foundation website to download your copy of 31 Keys to Change Your Destiny. Now you can become attuned to the literally countless opportunities presented to you each day to help you become free in the here and Now. What a great way to start the year, and you’ll be helping us reach more and more people with the beautiful higher principles that have the power to change the world.
We don’t know what life will bring, but we do know we’ll be better able to meet events and gain inner strength from each one of them thanks to the new understanding we gain from Guy’s work.
Best wishes,
Dr. Ellen Dickstein
The OneJourney Project
PS: You are invited to attend Guy Finley’s FREE online talks on these powerful and life-changing ideas. He speaks every Saturday and Sunday morning, and all his talks are livestreamed and archived! For details visit guyfinley.org/freeclass
