If you think its time to leave the nest, you're probably right.

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They say that timing is everything in life.  There may be days when we start something too soon, or when we wish we had done something sooner and realized that we missed an opportunity.  I have been guilty of getting bogged down in worry about the perfect time to do something.  What all that worry ultimately got me was absolutely nothing.  I was no further along my journey of discovery  then I was the day before.  If one bases all things on what others tell you is the perfect time to do something, well then, when it is all said and done who is to blame for either missteps or missed opportunities?

If you believe as I do that there is order in the Universe and that there is not much one can do to change the perfection of that order, then that leads me to believe that when the time is right to do something you will know it.   One of the tenants of my belief structure is that we are here for a reason and the timing of us being here is shear perfection.  I've been guilty of thinking I was born twenty or thirty years to early or too late.  I have learned however that me being here right now is in the perfection of the Creator of the Universe, as is you being here right now.  I need you to understand that there is a reason you were created and there is something that you are here to do.  If you cannot come to this very same conclusion then you are destined to wander around for what might seem like an eternity trying to figure out the purpose of life.  Destiny is not something you have to wish for, destiny is something that you have to believe in.  Once you understand that destiny is inside of you, then the only other thing you have to worry about is whether you will ever start to walk in it.

What is the right time to step out into your destiny?  Is there a right time?  So many people have asked me this question and my answer is always the same and it's pretty simple.  You will know the right time, because the right time will stare you down and look you smack dab in the middle of your face.  Often people miss an opportunity, but even if you go round Robin Hood's barn countless times, the opportunity will always present itself once again.  That's why we call it "Destiny".  You must believe that there is something that you were destined to do, and in that belief you will know the right time to step out in your destiny.  It took me years to get up enough courage to step out into my destiny, and now I am so thankful that I took the first step.  For lots and lots of people it is time to muster up the courage, throw off the negative words of those around you, and take the first step.  It may not come easy and it may come with bumps and bruises, but I assure you it will all be worth it when you take a leap of faith, a leap of faith that all will have to take sooner or later.

I know there is a tendency for some to think that their time has passed and that the opportunity to step out into something new has long since passed them by.  To those who think this, I must boldly tell you that this could not be further from the truth.  Time, believe it or not, is an illusion. It is something that we have incorrectly assigned to many things in this world.  When the time is right to step out into things, then the time will be right.  Age is not a determinant as to when someone walks in their destiny.  Some people may never walk in their destiny until late in life, it doesn't matter the when, what matters is that you do it.  As hard as it may be to believe, there is not a clock ticking and with each passing second or minute you are one second or minute past your prime.  Forget about time and know that things happen in perfect time and in perfect order.  The minute you let man's concept of time into your thinking, then that is the moment that you have brought into the equation something that needn't be there.

I am about to make a statement and if it comes across as harsh, well I guess you are just going to have to deal with that.  If you believe that time has passed you by, then I can almost bet you do not have a clear knowledge of your destiny.  In knowing your destiny,  you will also know that there are no limits on time, because quite frankly, there are no limits to the ways that God orchestrates our lives.  We cannot change the past, we have no real knowledge of the future, so why concern yourself with either?  Walk in the here and now and know that nothing will stop you from picking up your destiny and going with it.  There are open roads ahead for each of us just waiting for discovery and exploration.  There are things that need to be accomplished, and you must be willing to do your part, for you are the only one equipped to do the things you were destined to do.  Destiny is not some whimsical thing that just pops in from time to time.  Destiny is who and what you are, you cannot change it.  But then again, why would you want to?