Ah, the age-old question of what the future might bring
keeps returning throughout our journeys.
Fueled by our
insecurities and our inability to stay fully present in the "Now" we
all wander off into the land of the future at times. We imagine, hope and wish
for our dreams to be fulfilled, that we are blessed with what we are lacking in
the Now, that a burden is lifted, a pain healed, a lesson learned, a disaster
averted and a question answered. I have realized an interesting observation;
there appears to be two very distinct teams in the future treasure hunting
department.
The first is a group of souls that is fully resigned to
fate. Their questions sound like this:
1.What am I meant to do?
2. When will I get married?
3. How many children will I have?
4. Where will I live?
5. What should I do in regards to this situation?
6. Which profession am I meant to have?
7. Etc.
The other group is so convinced of their free will that they
feel like they just have to pray and manifest hard enough to get the life they
want.
Their questions and statements sound like this:
1.What else do I have to do to attract the right partner?
I have already done xyz and it's still not happening, but I
know I am so close.
2. What other blockages do I need to release within myself
in order to manifest more financial abundance?
3. How many more times do I have to repeat the same
mantra/affirmation to get what I want?
Here is my take on the topic:
I certainly don't think that the future is set in stone. The
level of freedom to co-create a soul has in each life varies from lifetime to
lifetime.
For some souls, it's a bit like taking a ride on a train.
The fate aspect dictates the station you get on, the stations you will stop at
and the station that will be your final stop. It also determines whom you share
the ride with. You however have free will on how you spend your time on the
train. Who do you socialize with? How much time do you spend sleeping, eating,
meditating or educating yourself? What's your attitude like? Are you at peace
with your fate or do you threaten your fellow passengers every five minutes
that you've had it and that you will be jumping out of the window?
Furthermore, I believe that the way we conduct ourselves on
the train ride we're on will influence future lives and realities.
Let's call these behavioral consequences karma. The more
negative karma we have the less we might be able to enjoy co-creative freedom
in our future.
Other souls journey might be more of a road trip than a
train ride. They have their own car and can travel wherever they wish to go, as
long as there is a road, gas and other necessary resources available. These
types of lives that carry more freedom aren't necessary more pleasurable. At
times, souls freeze and become paralyzed in their actions in the face of all
the possible choices. It does take a mature soul that has gained great clarity
to navigate these waters; otherwise you might end up with a lot less movement
than the people on the train.
When you want to gain clarity on your status in this life,
it is important to gain some understanding of the spiritual contract your soul
made. Another interesting resource could be your astrological chart (if you
know your exact time of birth - make sure to find a skilled practitioner though
to avoid additional confusion!).
Things you will find in your spiritual contract are:
1. Lessons you want to learn this life.
2. Potential relationships and their function
3. Talents and challenges
4. Potential professions
5. Financial and material support/abundance
6. Health
7. Social/cultural backdrop
8. Spiritual awareness
9.etc…
Now, any of the items above could be strictly defined by the
soul or kept flexible, which means you'd have more co-creative power while you
are alive. The ones that are pre-determined will feel like they are fated while
the rest aren't a solid reality yet.
Most of us are stuck somewhere between fate and free will.
It is important to work with and surrender to the elements that we can't change
and to have fun and be creative with the ones that are waiting for our input.
How do you know the difference?
Most of you will have an element of intuition in regards to
the elements that are fated:
1. Deja-vu experiences
2. Dreams or a sense of a meeting or change in your life
3. A Feeling like a force of nature is moving through your
reality and you didn't solicit it consciously.
If you are asked to co-create you might find yourself:
1. Feeling a bit confused
2. Insecure as what to pick
3. Too many choices that all look good
4. Life feels stuck until you give your input
5. Excited, running from opportunity to opportunity, yet
nothing sticks
Wherever you are on the spectrum between fate and free will,
enjoy it, know it will change and rest assured that it is perfect for your
experience and evolution right now!
