[JustLovelyJenn]

Today I have a lot on my mind, being sick in bed gives one plenty of time to think... One thing that is occupying a great deal of this think time is the idea of fate.

I am a strong believer in the Fates. There are lessons in life one is destined to learn and the Fates have been given charge of leading you to those lessons. Sometimes, our stubbornness and free will means they have to lead us back to the same lesson many times. In the same way that we must continue to live through the same life lesson until it sticks, sometimes we overlook the blessings that are meant for us as well. In these cases, the fates then must lead us back to these blessings... but even the Fates do not have infinite patience. If we continue to overlook the good that may be present in our lives and refuse to take a risk in accepting it and pursing it (even happiness and blessings must be worked for an maintained) then eventually, it will no longer be on our path.

Its never enough to wish for happiness, blessings, and gifts, we must seek them out, work for them, and make them happen. Opportunity is the greatest gift we can be given, but even if the door has been unlocked, we must still turn the handle, open it, and walk through it to the future we are offered.