Make your destiny...

What it means to be a person is your creation. The meaning of human existence, our provenance and destiny, the essence and definition of us all -- these are not found or discovered; they are invented. - Peter Koestenbaum, co-author/philosopher, Freedom And Accountability at Work

Providence and destiny are not found. They are created.

What a powerful and liberating thought.

Powerful in the sense that if destiny is not something bestowed, people can take back from the fog of modern life, their ability to choose the things they will do with the rest of their life.

Liberating in the sense that free will and choice gives people the power to determine how each day, each moment will be for them no matter what the current circumstance.

Providence is our creation.

Destiny is what we make it.

What we become from this moment forward is up to each of us.

History is littered with examples from Martin Luther King to Gandhi. Even today the examples of people who fashion their lives much different from their beginnings, their middles and up to their ends surround us. They range from mega stars such as Madonna and Will Smith to titans in business such as Bill Gates to political powerhouses such as Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Providence is our creation. Destiny is what we make it.

We can probably think of examples of people in our personal lives -- mother, father, teacher, neighbor, co-worker -- who kept picking up and moving forward despite the challenges they faced.

Providence is our creation. Destiny is what we make it.

We may even remember a time when the world was new and the "reality" of life's little circumstances had not chipped away at our dreams.

Providence is our creation. Destiny is what we make it.

And even though, many feel as if the die for themselves has already been cast, they find ways to teach their children that they can be anything they want to be in life.

Providence is our creation. Destiny is what we make it.

But the die has not been cast. There is still time.

Whatever the current circumstance may be, it will not be forever. Time moves on. The only constant is change.

Providence is our creation. Destiny is what we make it.

What it means to be a person is our creation.

What will you do with the time you have left?

Build on your success.

Let go of any failure.

And blaze a new trail for yourself.

There is still time.

Shape providence and destiny to your own liking.