I recently picked up from another blog the concept of having an "exit plan." The author of this blog debates the pros and cons of such an idea (she is more inclined to live spontaneously and not to plan), but I think the idea of an exit plan boils down to this: be the decider of your life. In other words, you make the choices necessary. Do not leave it up to chance or fate.
I for one think exit plans are good. I think we often miss out in life because we are too passive and want a freedom that actually harms us spiritually. I think far too many of us refuse to "exit" when necessary because of the risks involved, the unknown, or the insecurity. So we stay put far longer than we should, and miss the excitements and lessons we could learn if only we would take control and exit when our souls prompt us to.
My ideal of an exit plan is know yourself, or what spiritual writers call self-knowledge. Do not let others dictate how life should be for you. You be the maker of decisions. Then, whether it is to enter or exit, you will be following, not the whims of another, but the promptings of the spirit alive and awake in your own soul.
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