Saturday, November 29, 2008
When A Door Closes......
I'm Sure Many Of You Have Heard The Old Expression When A Door Closes Another One Opens. Have You Experienced This Before In Your Life?
Recently I Have And I Want To Talk About It Briefly In My Blog. We Tend To Treat Each Day As If It Is Any Ordinary Day. At Times We Take For Granted Of The Things We Have In Our Lives. Some Think Things Will Never Change And Stay As It Has Always Been. I Have Found That My Life Here On Earth Is Always Changing Whether I Want It To Or Not. Not Everyday Is The Same.
Nearly 20 Years Ago I Had People Tell Me I Should Do It This Way Or That Way But I Was Pretty Much Set In My Ways And Wanted To Do It My Way. The Only Way I Knew At That Time. It Took A Mans Death For Me To See Things In A Different Perspective. I Guess Maybe When Somebody Says There Is A Reason For Everything But Yet We Don't Know What That May Be Until Sometime Later.
Fast Forward 20 Years And I Am Faced With A Different Challenge. It's A Challenge I Have Little Doubt That I Will Overcome. Yet I Want To Be Sure It's Done In The Correct Manner, Where It Will Have A Lasting Effect On The Lives Of Many.
I May From Time To Time Ask Opinions From Just The Ordinary Joe, So I Can Get A General Idea How The Average Person Feels About Ordinary Everyday Issues We Face As Human Beings.
I Say Human Beings Because I Mean Just That. We Have Rich People And We Have Poor. We Have Older People And We Have Younger. We Have A Variety Of Races As Well As A Variety Of Religions. The Decisions I Make Some Day May Have An Effect On Someones Life Which I May Or May Not Even Be Aware Of.
That's Why The Decisions I Make Here In The Next Few Months Will Have An Everlasting Impact On Lives Years From Now.
Life Is Somewhat Like A Book. As You Turn The Page It Allows You To Feel Anticipation For Things To Come. As You Enter A New Chapter It Gives You New Prospectives And Fresh Idea's.
Ofcourse There Will Be Times When I Will Say I Should Have Done It This Way Or I Should Have Said It That Way. This Is Why It's Important To Surround Yourself With Wise People In All Walks Of Life. To Give You Input In Areas Where You Are Not That Knowledgeable. You Can Never Have Too Many Good Brains.
So, For Those Who Have Not Yet Figured It Out I recently Had A Door Close. What I Choose To Do About It May Have A Lasting Effect On So Many People. This I Believe Is Opportunity Knocking. I Feel It's My Duty To Open A New Door. Those Who Follow Me Through That Door Will Be Embraced By Love, Kindness And Generosity. I Am A Firm Believer That If You Are Unable To Give These Things You Are Not Worthy Enough To Receive It.
I Have Been Fortunate To Be On Both Sides Of The Fence. I Have Given To Others Freely And I Have Also Been Given To. As I Sit Here In Remembrance Of Those Two Sides I find It Difficult To Describe Which Meant The Most Or Had The Biggest Impact On My Life.
Even Though I Have Been Giving For So Many Years And Seen All The Good That Has Come From It I Also Get The Satisfaction With The Humbling Experience When I Know The World Is Still So Giving. Giving. Everybody Has Something To Give. You Don't Have To Be A Rich Person To Give To Another. If You Can't Give A Material Item Then Give Of Yourself. Share One Of Life's Experiences To A Young Person. Go Out And Take A Photograph Of Something Beautiful And Share What It Means To Someone Who Is Blind.
Read To A Child. Hold The Hand Of Someone Who Has Nobody Still Living In Their Family. Assure Them They Are Not Alone.
Experience Every Season God Has Given The Earth.
When All Else Fails Tell All Your Problems To A Dog. I Have Found That To Be Both Therapeutic As Well As Confidential.
I Want To Wish All My Friends And Family A Wonderful Thanksgiving Even Though It Should Be Celebrated All 12 Months Of The Year.
I Am Most Thankful For.....