Spiderman
Veteran Member
I'm just wondering your opinions and beliefs about destiny/fate.
Do you believe all people have a calling, fate, or destiny? What factors cause one to reach it? Do the answers ultimately lie within oneself?
If you are married, do you believe your spouse was destined to be your husband/wife?
Do you feel you are fulfilling your destiny or missing out on it?
If a person is mentally ill as I am, is that linked to fate in the sense that the delusions, mood swings, inclinations, and behaviors that result are part of a larger plan and purpose? Perhaps it is to give me compassion and understanding of others with mental disorders?
Anyhow, I think the answers to a calling or destiny lie within, but if one is mentally ill, there can be delusions that prevent a person from discovering destiny correctly it would seem.
However, I've received signs that I'm supposed to live in the twin cities, far away from family and friends, and what drove me to the twin cities was my illness. Yet it strongly feels it was meant to be.
I know my wounds have lead me to help and inspire other people, so perhaps those wounds are for the greater good.
The archetype of a shaman is "wounded healer", that to be wounded can better equip one to minister to others with the same wounds.
Anyway, do you feel you were destined to live the life you are living where you are living? Does it seem like it was meant to be?
Even mistakes seem to be vital learning experiences, don't you think?
Do you believe all people have a calling, fate, or destiny? What factors cause one to reach it? Do the answers ultimately lie within oneself?
If you are married, do you believe your spouse was destined to be your husband/wife?
Do you feel you are fulfilling your destiny or missing out on it?
If a person is mentally ill as I am, is that linked to fate in the sense that the delusions, mood swings, inclinations, and behaviors that result are part of a larger plan and purpose? Perhaps it is to give me compassion and understanding of others with mental disorders?
Anyhow, I think the answers to a calling or destiny lie within, but if one is mentally ill, there can be delusions that prevent a person from discovering destiny correctly it would seem.
However, I've received signs that I'm supposed to live in the twin cities, far away from family and friends, and what drove me to the twin cities was my illness. Yet it strongly feels it was meant to be.
I know my wounds have lead me to help and inspire other people, so perhaps those wounds are for the greater good.
The archetype of a shaman is "wounded healer", that to be wounded can better equip one to minister to others with the same wounds.
Anyway, do you feel you were destined to live the life you are living where you are living? Does it seem like it was meant to be?
Even mistakes seem to be vital learning experiences, don't you think?