Destiny VS Choice

FATE: the universal principle or ultimate agency by which the order of things is presumably prescribed; the decreed cause of events; that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny
DESTINY: the predetermined, usually inevitable or irresistible, course of events.

FREE AGENCY/ CHOICE: a person who is self-determining and responsible for his or her actions; the right, power, or opportunity to choose.

Are we subjected to fate/destiny?
-has our life already been chosen for us? Are the people we know merely part of this—do we know them simply because we were destined or fated to meet them? Did we lose our job because we weren’t supposed to have it? Did we have 3 kids instead of 5 because it wasn’t meant to be more? Did we choose our profession because we were destined to do that sort of work? Did we turn the corner and meet that person on the street because it was meant to happen?

Or did we have a choice? Did we chose our path and everyday is a new adventure?
Do our choices push us to our ultimate destiny? Or does Destiny have power over the choices we make?

I heard once that when we have De Ja Vu, it is merely an echo destiny, showing that we are on the path. Or when we see someone for the first time and swear we’ve met them before, that it’s destiny reminding us that it is in control.

But don’t we have a choice? Are we puppets pulled along on the strings of Fate?

Can we change fate? Or is that simply what was fated to happen if you change a course in life? What happens if fate was changed? Does that set off a course of events that upsets universe? Karma affected?

It’s an interesting concept that has been debated a lot. But it still raises eyebrows when trying to analyze which the more believed.

Thoughts?

Super Star!

It's great to just let loose some times.
Rocking out with the Xbox game Rock Band with a group of people does just that. No, I cannot sing worth my life...and get me to play simon says with the guitar (tapping the right color when the game tells you to), I'm getting better... And the drums? Haven't tried those yet... maybe next time I'll get a little braver and get my thump on...
but it's not at all about if you're good.
It's all about having a good time and just letting go of everything else for a while.
The game is just plain fun with a lot of my song favorites from the radio. But I think our "band" has run those songs thin... we need the booster pack to keep the party rockin' !

It beats belting out the songs on the radio driving from here to there. Cuz now there's a band and a real live...um... simulated .....crowd to cheer you on, hehehhe.

If you haven't yet, try it out. It's a great tension releaser!

And if nothing else, it's your 5 minutes of fame.

It's all in the Lyrics

It's funny sometimes when I listen to the radio (which is often), a certain song will play and all of a sudden, I'm thrown into the emotions of a scene I am trying to write. Or even better yet, a scene I hadn't ever thought of before suddenly comes to mind.

And I love all types of music because I don't listen just because it's a certain genre... but I listen because it's telling me their story. I love listening to their stories, and the music playing behind it is an added bonus. Granted, I don't like EVERY song out there....some songs shouldn't have ever been concieved!!! But most songs weave such emotion and set such a scene, you cannot help but believe in them.

So often when I write, I have the radio playing. It helps me slip into the world my characters are in and actually live in every scene with them. That's what helps me write a scene or know my characters... to live their moments with them.

It's all in the lyrics...

Getting it Done

You would think writing the book is the hardest thing. But it isn't, not really. The story is already there, parading around in my mind and anxious to be written in the Word Doc. The hardest part, I believe, is Editting. After you get through everything, you have to go back through it again and again and again and again to tighten this, get rid of that, add this, etc. And when you're in the editting phase and have read the story for the up-teenth time, you're about ready to "accidently" delete the whole thing because you're almost tired of looking at it. Or you become so busy with new ideas, that your finished work gets put on the back burner... which isn't a good thing because it should be a first priority to get it out and published.

And then there is the Artist's curse... After staring at it for forever and a day, you see everything that's wrong with it and believe no one would like it nor appreciate how many hours you've put into it.

I guess the best thing to remember is that an artist will always find a flaw. Editting it hard work and shouldn't be taken lightly because in the end the product is always that much better. And DON'T put off getting it done, because regret is a greedy, burdensome companion.