dsf I love your post. This concept is one of my number 1 philosophies of life. I realized at one point that this is why I was so connected with the Star Wars movies when I was younger... that really is the huge, central, mythological theme of these movies... both for Luke and for Anakin. The irony is that the word "destiny" on the surface seems to imply that our path is set in stone already when the truth is that it is ALL ABOUT CHOICE.

I also love your practical suggestion and your examples. I especially like that you put "tell a friend" on that list. We often get trapped into thinging that we have no choices and your list, and the posts that follow so far in this thread, show that there is always SOMETHING that you can do to set the ball rolling. "Tell a friend" is an excellent goal that many people wouldn't have thought of, it is an important thing, it will feel good to do it, possibly bring further help... but most people get stuck focusing on the more "typical" things... "I can't afford my meds," "I can't talk to my parents," "I can't get to the doctor," "so therefore I have no options."

There are always options, always things you can do, you just have to be able to see them.

Another tip... if you really think that you have no options, one option that you do have is to post on these forums and get suggestions from other people as to things you might try... i.e. choices you have.

Of course what you do with those options is up to you.