It ain’t nothing to find no starting place in the world. You just start from where you find yourself.
-- August Wilson

And where you find yourself is perhaps where you’re supposed to be.

Think about it, right now you are where you are because of the path you’ve chosen. Maybe that path was ordained by God; maybe you chose that path because it was the easiest choice to make. Whatever the reason for the path, that’s the one you’re on. And, quite possibly, the laws of God’s universe require that you be on at this path at this point in your life.

You have the job you’re supposed to have right now. The honeylove in your life is who you’re supposed to be with right now. The circumstances and situations you’re in right now are those meant for you right now. Why? Who knows? Maybe it’s another law – the law of nothing in this world being by coincidence. Everything is on purpose and right now the things that are happening with you are happening on purpose because that’s the way life goes.

Now whether where you are is a good place or a station you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy is not the issue, though some of those desperate places you’re in are because of the enemy. The issue is that at each moment you have the opportunity to stay where you are, churning and thrashing water, chasing your tail, and making circles in the dust, or you can start over, start fresh, start something new. But even in staying still or starting over, whichever you choose, it’s the thing that’s supposed to be happening.

Perhaps you find that thought disconcerting and you feel your efforts powerless, even inconsequential. Perhaps the thought is liberating and frees you to think conscientiously about every juncture of your life so that you can make the most of it. However you feel, know it’s always your choice to move or stay still. But, whatever your choice, it is right where you are supposed to be.

Sadiqqa © 2007