Sunday, February 16, 2014

Manifest Destiny

Man-i-fest
verb
1) to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plain.
2)
to prove; put beyond doubt or question

Des-ti-ny
noun
the predetermined, usually inevitable or irresistible, course of events.

Manifest Destiny

noun
the belief or doctrine, held chiefly in the middle and latter part of the 19th century, that it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its territory over the whole of North America and to extend and enhance its political, social, and economic influences.

To manifest ones destiny is a completely different idea than Manifest Destiny, in the Puritan's sense of the words.  The Puritans used this "manifest destiny" as an excuse to kill off all the Natives and take their land.  In the name of "God", in the name of "freedom", and in the name of European "Union".  
To manifest ones destiny is different.  To put all of your energy and belief towards one goal, one end point, one checkpoint.  To make your life what you want it to be is beautiful, not at all like what the Europeans did to America.  I believe that if we all put our energy and our thoughts and our good intentions towards one collective goal, it will happen.  
This manifestation of our own destiny is what we are doing right now.  We want so badly to get back to our home in Wisconsin, but everything that life throws at us is making it a little difficult right now.  But we have decided to manifest our own destiny and push all of our energy and good thoughts towards August 1st, and us being home and sitting by our bubbling stream by that date.
So help us manifest our destiny! With multitudes of combined thoughts and good intentions pushing us towards that date, the universe won't be able to refuse us.  With everyone focusing on one clear goal it is bound to come true.