“Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs” - Marcus Aurelius

Sometimes life provides an easy, enjoyable, and consistent pathway. Sometimes life provides a difficult, obscure, and inconsistent one. Sometimes life simply doesn't feel like it's moving at all, and you're left feeling like you're in a void, stuck between worlds within your own mind.

Regardless of the period in time in which you sit, it's important to remember that all three pathways are like a tensely interwoven rope, and at any time, focus can transfer between one another. As I gain more insight from different incredible figures, read more about life and the world and simply learn more about my own mind as a whole, it becomes more apparent that it's important to accept whatever position you are in, analyse, and continue to move forward. Each pathway has a purpose, a challenge, and subsequent lessons embedded in them.

The interwoven rope is a metaphor for the three strands of life that can complete us: the light, the dark, and the break line. In order to continue through life, all must maintain unity, harmony, balance, and respect for one another. All must be understood and evaluated accordingly. Some feelings, emotions, experiences, and interactions will be different, completely dependent on the strand in which we are traversing, and understanding which strand it is and how it may influence said interaction is important to continue to progress and grow towards your desired outcome as a person.

The universe as a whole must maintain balance, as flow amongst all energies is spread throughout. Our destiny is pre-ordained and it is through the understanding of ourselves, understanding of the world around us, and how we are effected by it which dictates our happiness as we traverse along the interwoven rope of life. Whatever comes our way there is a reason for it all, whether it be a moment of celebration, a moment of tribulation or a moment of reflection and consolidation.

Traversing between these strands is a crucial element in our search for happiness. However, understanding that our destiny is written before us, and it is simply the decision-making process in how we traverse each moment in time that creates the outcome of true fulfillment in life, is a fundamental element in the search for happiness.

Thanks,

Dean