Using Universal Laws to our Advantage

"Destiny is not a matter of chance but a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it a thing to be achieved." William Jennings Bryan

I believe there exist universal laws that cannot be altered or changed but that can greatly benefit us when we understand them, recognize them, and take advantage of them. Today I want to speak about two of these laws that I believe can and will have a profound impact on our satisfaction and results in life.

The first law is what I call agency. Agency is the ability each of us has to choose. Under nearly any circumstance in life, we have the ability to choose our actions, thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors. And what we choose to do results in what we become and who we are. It also results in our success and happiness in life. The power is ours—it is within us to decide our fate in life. Once we believe this, our ability to succeed grows.

Now, there are many roadblocks, misconceptions, and flat out lies that tell us we can or cannot choose something but for the most part, these are self-created in our minds. Whether it our environment, society, our background, or education we all have false beliefs that limit our ability to see clearly and understand that we have total agency to determine our outcomes in life. Thus, our success and happiness is totally up to us regardless of circumstance.

The second law is what I call the Law of the Harvest. Essentially what this law is that we reap what we sow. As a farmer, if I plant seeds to grow corn, I certainly cannot logically expect to have wheat come harvest time. Likewise, it amazes me how many of us believe that we can be untruthful, lazy, selfish, mean, etc. and expect that good will be returned unto us. This just does not happen in life. Thus, the Law of the Harvest teaches us that when we do good, we invite good in to our lives.

What we sow in life, through our actions and the type of people we are, all comes back to us. Though this law does not always happen instantly, meaning we may be deceitful and take advantages of others and gain benefits from this in the short-term, I’ve seen that eventually this law will catch up with us and we will regret our actions. Likewise, if we are dealing justly with others and striving to treat others as we’d like to be treated, we may not immediately notice the benefits from our behavior, but within time, our goodness will be returned unto us.

As we learn about, trust in, and strive to use these universal laws to our advantage such as the Law of Agency and the Law of the Harvest we will have much greater success and happiness in life. And these are simply two of the many universal laws that govern our outcomes and results in life. As we continually strive to improve and search for these laws and use them accordingly, we will have much greater happiness and satisfaction in life.