Don’t Miss Your Date
With Destiny
I believe that when you walk with Purpose,
you collide with Destiny. In other words when you live your day-to-day life
with purpose and mission as your guide, you will inevitably reach your
destination.
While
Purpose is the individual drive, Destiny is for the good of the collective.
Here’s the thing, we often step out
of line and away from our own dreams just when they are about to manifest. When
we do, we miss our date with our own destiny.
I will admit
that it is often difficult to stay on the course when others appear to be
having the time of their life, doing whatever they please.
When I was
much younger, I often cried about my internal drive to “do the right thing” no
matter what. I secretly wished that I could be like my peers; floating
whichever way the wind took them. Still, my compass kept pointing me to my
North and, try as I might, I could not go in any other direction.
My friends
would tease me, calling me “The Square,” or Miss Goody Two Shoes. They would
laugh at me saying that I was more saved than Jesus and then when no one was
looking, they would ask me to pray for them.
I never saw
myself as holy, or square. I actually felt like I was the one who was free to
roam and do whatever I wanted, simply because I did what I needed to first.
After class
and the library, I would play pool until late evening, but at 3:00am, I’d be
back up studying. I had the liberty to do what I wanted because I did what I
needed.
What is your raison de’etre; your
reason for existence.
Just as William Wilberforce chose to dedicate
his life to the abolition slavery in England, you get to choose. What is your
reason? What are you here for?
Are you doing what you can on a daily
basis to achieve your life-long goals?
When opportunities arise for you to
achieve your dream, do you complain and walk away or are you prepared?
When we fail to do what we have
decided to do, we can miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime.
Don’t miss your date
with destiny. Stay on your path of Purpose.
Be you, be well, be
ready,
Bertice Berry, PhD.
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