R2 Thoughts for You Are You At The Mercy Of Now?
Mercy of what? Of now? What does that mean? Aren’t we at the mercy of fate? Do we have any control over our future?
Consider what it means to be: “at the mercy of now.” Whatever one is thinking, doing, living, etc. in the present, determines her/his future. Really? Are we at the mercy of what we are now, OR, are we at the mercy of what we are becoming? I think the latter.
You see, it boils down to whether you believe you are at the mercy of who you are OR who you are becoming. If you choose who you are, then you’re at the mercy of fate (now). If you choose who you are becoming, then you work toward what you want to be and have more control over your future. Frankly, it’s a belief system that affects what happens to us.
If you believe you have control over your future, then you are willing to try to change, therefore becoming someone different than the present you. As I have often said, “what you are becoming is often more important than what you are accomplishing.” Accomplishing implies present and past. Becoming implies present and future! If you don’t want to be at the mercy of now (fate), then you must constantly try to be what you want to be.
I once heard a story about a depressed college professor for whom therapy, religion nor family were able to help. One day, the professor’s automobile had a flat tire on a major highway, many miles away from help. Unfortunately, the “absent minded professor” had forgotten his cell phone. At first, he didn’t do anything but sit in the car, stunned, and realizing that it had been over thirty years since he had changed a tire. After awhile, even though he wasn’t sure how to use tools needed for changing the tire, he started trying to change the tire. He read the manual, found the tools, made mistakes, had successes, and eventually, got the spare tire on the car. The whole episode took him two hours. Back in the car, while traveling toward his destination he realized that he no longer was depressed. Why?
It was this relatively small and successfully completed task that showed his mind the way to approach larger problems. When we do such things, we realize we really do have more control over our destiny than our present-day thinking reveals. We can do more, if we try! We must believe in ourselves and try. We must dive in and start. You don’t have to be perfect but you do have to be trying.
Are you at the mercy of now (fate)? Are you at the mercy of what you are trying (becoming)? Hopefully, BECOMING!
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