Welcome to the simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style.

I'm your host, Shannon Ables.

And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a

cafe ole, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. What? Welcome to the 37th episode of the simple sophisticated. In today's episode we're going to

talk about that truism that we always hear the quote it was meant to be

whatever it is whether it's relationship friendship a life path a journey that we're on

the people we meet whatever it it is, we often hear people

coined that phrase it was meant to be. But today what I'd like to do is break that down.

Today I'm going to share with you seven truths to what it really means with regards to

things happening the way they are supposed to or karma or fate whatever destiny

whatever it is that you call it

there are some tried and true things that you need to do I need to do

to make our dreams come true

we have to play a role too. It is a dance. It is a partnership of sorts. Not of

sorts. It is a partnership. And both parties must be involved. So we'll get to that in just a second, but to let you know what today's pleasure is going to be,

it is a book that I am so excited to share with you that I think will help inspire you to even greater

success. It's a simple read when I devoured in about a couple

days on my recent trip to New Orleans and I look forward to sharing with you at the end of the

podcast so do stay tuned. All right let's get into today's episode. The truth behind it was meant to be.

As we all know, a lot of things are out of our control in life, a lot of things.

Things that if we try to control control we actually will reduce the quality of our life.

Now we can fight what we can't control or we can just let it go. The key is to master what we do have control of. Now granted

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