Fate or Foe?

My fate is in your hands. We constantly use this silly little figure of speech. Todays media is overflowing with problems, debates, stories, and complaints. Whatever the crisis, we look to find someone to point the finger at. Taking responsibility for your own actions is ludicrous. How refreshingly honest would it be to find the criminal saying "well Officer, I performed this crime because I am a terrible, unhappy, human being." Instead we investigate the scenario to uncover the criminals "chemical imbalance" and he almost gains our sympathy. The responsibility is lifted and his fate is in our hands. Of course that was a drastic example to prove a point, but this exact situation happens more often than not in our daily lives. We like to put our love, our luck, and our success, in the hands of others to save face. We are the "criminals" bailing ourselves out of embarrassment with our own chemical imbalances, (per se). In this crazy world it is easier to whip up a batch of complaints about how nothing ever goes right, rather than, as they say, "make lemonade." Truth is, there are those lucky people that seem to have just stumbled upon success. But that millionaire lottery winner didn't gain his prosperity without taking an active role in his winnings. As little action as it took him to get up, get dressed, drive to the store, and purchase a ticket, he did in fact, take some control. No matter the dose, there is hard work and responsibility behind every healthy success story. We can't sit around and wait for the jury to conclude we are crazy and hope for our happy ending. Often, fate does indeed have a funny little way of getting us to easy street, but sometimes, like us, it needs a little direction.

My first step in cruising into my own success is to take one of my passions and hobbies and give it a little fuel. And if you can't tell by the image and use of witty "baking repartees" throughout, here's a little help. 

Accepting local holiday cookie orders this year. Specializing in clothespins, but will customize any orders (cut-out cookies, cakes, rolls, etc)

Contact at LisaLove437@yahoo.com for further information.

"Each man is the architect of his own fate"-Appius Claudius, Roman Statesman 300 B.C.

Well, thanks Appius for your words of wisdom... Let me in turn enlighten you: So is each woman :o)