Do You Think Our Lives Runs In Cycles?
By Janey1966
@Janey1966 (24170)
Carlisle, England
August 13, 2010 4:19pm CST
I couldn't think of the correct way of asking this but the gist of it is this; do you believe that our lives are (sort of) mapped out?
I often wonder when my luck in finding a job will change (as an example) but I have learned not to beat myself up about it anymore. There are people far worse off than me and it's not going to get any better anytime soon. Something could happen when I least expect it. And has done in the past. 
The same could be said for personal relationships, health, travel, social life..anything. I have never known a decade such as this one where so many people I know have fallen ill, whether they are friends or relatives. The next decade could be entirely the opposite.
Could it be something to do with celestial beings or numerology? It does seem odd that so many people are falling on hard times now compared to a few years ago. I have no doubt that the cycle will change again..for the better. So, if anyone out there has had major health and employment problems during the last decade I am CONVINCED things will improve for you. Let's face it, it can't get any worse can it?
And there endeth the clairvoyance for today.
The same could be said for personal relationships, health, travel, social life..anything. I have never known a decade such as this one where so many people I know have fallen ill, whether they are friends or relatives. The next decade could be entirely the opposite.
Could it be something to do with celestial beings or numerology? It does seem odd that so many people are falling on hard times now compared to a few years ago. I have no doubt that the cycle will change again..for the better. So, if anyone out there has had major health and employment problems during the last decade I am CONVINCED things will improve for you. Let's face it, it can't get any worse can it?
And there endeth the clairvoyance for today.1 person likes this
5 responses
@derek_a (10874)
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14 Aug 10
Everything runs in cycles and our lives are part of everything there is. I wouldn't necessarily say that our lives are mapped out for us, because we do that ourselves through the karma of our day-to-day life. They can certainly feel as if they are mapped out, but we are the authors of the map of life.
Who are we? We are certainly not our body - we occupy it. We are not our mind, because the mind is part of the body.. Don't agree? 
When we think of something, we can sense our thinking physically, and our bodies are part of the process of thought. Therefore, mind (thinking) and body is one. Awarness though has nothing to do with thinking - we can be aware for brief periods of time without thought. We are then outside our karma - outside our life cycle. It still carries on, but we merely witness it. However...
If we can continue as a witness constantly, we have achieved enlightenment and no longer subject to the laws of birth and rebirth (karma) or cycles. That is my aim as a Zen practitioner through my meditation. Now and then I get glimpses and when this occurs, cycles no longer bother me. Enlightenment comes in its own time though and it is the journey and not the destination that I need to focus on. _Derek
When we think of something, we can sense our thinking physically, and our bodies are part of the process of thought. Therefore, mind (thinking) and body is one. Awarness though has nothing to do with thinking - we can be aware for brief periods of time without thought. We are then outside our karma - outside our life cycle. It still carries on, but we merely witness it. However...
If we can continue as a witness constantly, we have achieved enlightenment and no longer subject to the laws of birth and rebirth (karma) or cycles. That is my aim as a Zen practitioner through my meditation. Now and then I get glimpses and when this occurs, cycles no longer bother me. Enlightenment comes in its own time though and it is the journey and not the destination that I need to focus on. _Derek
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
15 Aug 10
I hope this doesn't sound patronising but I imagine you wearing robes. Stupid thought I know. It's just that all that stuff you have written is so..well, profound really. I suppose the nearest I've got to "feeling something profound" is being on a coach going past Stonehenge on a beautiful day (weren't allowed to get off, unfortunately) but it was totally awesome. Loved Salisbury too as it has an amazing cathedral. In fact, I have also been in the smallest cathedral in Wales and read a few cards that made me want to cry..something about footsteps. I'll never forget those places. I am not overly religious but for some reason I get all emotional in the more traditional churches.
Footprints
Author Unknown
One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the
sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one
belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he
looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times
along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times
in his life. This really bothered him and he
questioned the Lord about it.
"Lord, You said that once I decided to follow you, You'd walk with me
all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times
in my life, there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."
The Lord replied,
"My son, My precious child, I love you and I would
never leave you. During your times of trial and
suffering, when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I Carried You."
When I read the above I was feeling a bit over-awed by the little cathedral so started crying..a bit. There were a lot of people in there milling around (including my Mum) and only she saw the tears. When she read it it set her off as well!
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
14 Aug 10
things could get worse, at least that's what I tell myself when I'm having a bad day, that it could be a lot worse...
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
14 Aug 10
I don't know how low my mood can go. It's certainly not good as I type this as my blog has been deleted. I'm starting to think this "internet thing" is a bad idea and that I should just stop and take up knitting or something!
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
15 Aug 10
I realize that you do make sense! i mean, all the things in our life do happen for a reason, happens and is mapped out perhaps even as a child.
our work maybe even the slightest decisions, and events in our lives are somehow predetermined for us. our lives do run in cycles, cycles that involves otherr people, cycles that each decision we make affects other people, and cycles that whatever it is that happens on a daily basis has an impact in our lives.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
15 Aug 10
I wish I was following Astrology a bit more than I used to because I would know what's going on "up in the heavens." I do know that if Saturn affects work (as an example) and Jupiter affects our luck..so I really must do a bit more research on this as I'm wondering why so many people are having bad luck at the moment!
@vandana7 (100282)
• India
14 Aug 10
Hi Janey, I had this belief, if I had a bad day today, I would have good day tommorow, and if that bad day turned out to be two bad days, then it would be two good days that would follow kinda thing. Somehow that got me through worst moments in my life, and I continue to believe in it. When I have good days, I am always thinking there might be bad days so let me ensure those are not too bad. I am basically a contented sort of person, so that nature coupled with this has really helped me. This belief, incidentally has nothing to do with either clairvoyance, or religion. It is just that I expect it to be like that, may be it is my innate belief that god is just? :)
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
14 Aug 10
Well, I believe that good ALWAYS triumphs over evil (in the end) and that is not a religious belief either..it's a fact! I hold this belief in my own life too. I always tell myself that "good will outweigh the bad" and I'm right...it does! It's just that bad maybe in my life more than good at any one time...but OVER a period of time good ALWAYS outweighs the bad. That goes for everybody, not just me.
I am a true Aries which means I have the "full set" in my birth chart. I was born under the sign of Aries, I have an Aries Moon and my Ascendant sign is also Aries. Mick Jagger is the same but his sign is a Leo. I should imagine if I'd been born male I'd be in the Rescue Services, saving people on a regular basis! I reckon I would've been a good nurse too but I was squeemish when I was younger so that idea went out the window fairly quickly. I am a humanitarian first and foremost and believe that there is good in everybody..in some people, unfortunately, it's not that well developed but there are others who could help in extracting that good..if allowed to do so.
I should be a Probation Officer lol.
I am a true Aries which means I have the "full set" in my birth chart. I was born under the sign of Aries, I have an Aries Moon and my Ascendant sign is also Aries. Mick Jagger is the same but his sign is a Leo. I should imagine if I'd been born male I'd be in the Rescue Services, saving people on a regular basis! I reckon I would've been a good nurse too but I was squeemish when I was younger so that idea went out the window fairly quickly. I am a humanitarian first and foremost and believe that there is good in everybody..in some people, unfortunately, it's not that well developed but there are others who could help in extracting that good..if allowed to do so.
I should be a Probation Officer lol.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
13 Aug 10
So sorry to hear that your cycle has "changed for the worst" as you say. This is what I mean, there are an awful lot of people in the same situation. Even people who I would class as "lucky" aren't having much of that at the moment.
I am sure everything will turn out well for you.
