Auditing life

I came across this question recently "If you get the chance to relive your life and fix the mistakes that you made, would you do it?"  When I read the question the first thought that popped into my mind was "What mistakes?"

The things in my life that had caused me the greatest distress, stress, depression and you name it when I look back on my life I now give thanks for them. I am better off for them and they have turned out to be for my own good.  I am fully convinced that the things that happened in my life are too coordinated to have been coincidences but that there was an unseen hand guiding me all the time. I am fully convinced that where I am at present is the spot where the Divine Ones want me to be.

Life is of such that it is wise to take an audit of life at intervals to determine if we are fulfilling the purposes that we envisioned for our lives. I believe it is okay to borrow a quote from a commercial "There are so many ways to die that it is a wonder that we are alive."  We are alive but an audit of our life will determine for us whether our existence on the earth serves a purpose or whether we are just delaying someone have to fork out our funeral expense. Life can be just as miserable if we try living and being who or what others expect of us at the expense of pursuing our dreams and goals. This is no excuse for ignoring the potential others sees in us and so open the door of opportunity.

The great difference between us and the animals is that we are subjected to inspiration and this bring out our creative instincts. Alongside our creative instincts are our desires to attain perfection. These desires to attain perfection may not be alive in every man but the truly ambitious man will want to surpass the the accepted standard set by man to reach a higher plane. There are many persons who are not satisfied with being mediocre but who desires to be truly outstanding. There are just a few individuals who are truly outstanding at birth, therefore the process of being truly outstanding require character and persistence.

Our world is not short of persons with brilliant ideas and dreams but  there are not enough persons who will see the pursuits of their dreams and ideas to the end. Initially these persons either have contingency plans or are encouraged to have contingency plans just in the event that they fail. Our world is looking for more brave men who will stake their all on their dreams and ideas. This involves setting out with the determination of success being the only option and it becomes succeed or die in the effort.

There are too many persons who have not learned the art of persistence. Life will certainly test us as it pertain to our commitment to following our dreams and ideas. It is only natural then that after the excitement of starting to pursue the dream that hardship and doubt should rise. There are too many persons who believe that life pathway should be smooth and free from obstacles and hardships. This is one reason why there are so many who are neither physically or mentally tough. There are too many persons who are content to live off pickings while the ability to be great lay idles in their psyche.

This week is a great time to do an audit of our life to see if our life is on the path to what we can truly be. Two of the saddest word in the English language are "If only" but a true reflection on life can be the impetus to change.

Life will one day come to an end and the saddest thing that can be said at the end of life is "I wasted my life" or "He never lived up to his potential."