Chapter One

Today, I feel this is a new beginning.  Of course, those that treasure life consider everyday a new start, if not every moment.  However, I must say that this moment, today, is a the first chapter of a brand new saga of my life!  Today marks the first step taken on the road to my true destiny!

So why do I make such a claim?  From the time I woke until now, I stayed on track with my mission, as I do virtually everyday.  So what makes this day different?  Before, I've lived by only one word: Decision. Without it, you CAN NOT be happy...EVER!  I don't care who you are!  I also live by another word: Trust.  Why do I bring this up?  This term is more than just trust in myself and others.  It is to indicate trust in the universe.  As easy as it is to do this, very few people do it.  Why? Perhaps it is their unawareness that it exists or their fear of the unknown.  Or maybe they feel it's "too good to be true".

It's only too good to be true when we don't believe in the forces that are beyond ourselves, that are in reality in the palm of our hands.  What do I mean?  What seems to be "out of our hands" many times is actually within our control 100%.  We attract everything into our lives, even the things we don't want.  Have you heard the saying, "Money is a wonderful servant, but a horrible master"?  This is also true for our universe because we create it with our thoughts, beliefs and actions.  If we are a slave to paying our bills every month with little or no money to spare, then we are not working towards our prosperity that's waiting for us to grab ahold of.  There's a great quote from my friend Hameed, "To predict the future, create it".

So now we get back to the all encompassing question, why do I trust the universe?  It's because everytime I didn't and tried to exert too much control, I was unsuccessful in accomplishing not only my goals, but the goals and dreams of many.  There is a ripple effect upon our every decision, emotion, thought and action.  Today was different.  It was very strange how I just had an epiphany as I was going about my day.  I decided to allow the universe to do its job, while I did mine.  Almost like magic, everything came into place like planned.  I accomplished more today than I ever did.  Situations and circumstances that weren't working out before, worked out.  Amazing!

By releasing our goals to the universe with trust and working hard towards its attainment, we are actually in control.  It's much like driving a vehicle to a destination.  We don't have to need to know everything, like what exactly the car is made of or if the car seat is going to fall through the bottom of the car.  All we have to is drive, and be aware of the car's function (like gas, tire pressure, etc.), as well as the road signs.  Without trust, we become distracted with unnecessary worry and we may end up missing our exit.

There's an ancient folklore about a farmer that wished for harvest prior to "its time".  He was so impatient that he pulled at the crops nearly uprooting them.  He wanted everything to grow faster than it was. Incidently, as a result of the farmer's ignorance and greed, all his crops died because the field lost momentum.   Just remember, we are worthy of greatness.  It's a matter if we harness it or not!  If we don't, we will stay in our comfort zone, and won't work aggressively to design our own life.