A Glimpse

Life can be difficult. In fact, sometimes it is downright frustrating. Doors constantly close, placing us at a disadvantage right about the time we think we have figured out what to do next.

Sometimes the closed door is a loss of a job. Sometimes it is a death in the family. Sometimes the closed door is a tragedy beyond explaining.

Our lives are filled with people that anger us on the roadway, bosses that treat us like we are nothing more than a dispensable piece of property, and people we are close to that we see as being nothing less than a controlling, nagging, irritating factor.

"What about me?" we ask ourselves. "What about how I feel?"

Even something like what I faced on July 1, 1985 when I suffered a left-temporal fracture that nearly took me off of this planet was nothing more than a closed door that led me to a new, and unexpected, open doorway.

Doors close and doors open. That is what doors do. But before we complain about the next closed door, let's do something different. Let's think about the struggles our fine men and women of the U.S. Military are encountering. Rather than complain about the traffic on the freeway or main road to your destination, be happy there are no explosive devices in your path. Rather than crumple under the heavy work load placed upon you by your boss, feel fortunate that the heavy work load is not a pack on your back and a weapon in your hand. And when you finally get so fed up that you just want to walk away from whatever it is that is angering you, know that because of those American troops defending liberty around the world that don't walk away when faced with the unexplainable and unimaginable horror of war, you have the freedom to quit, walk away, or continue on with whatever it is you encounter.

Doors may close, sometimes. But others always open. Let's leave those closed doors behind us and take advantage of the ones that are opening. Sometimes, despite what has happened in your life, you may be surprised at what new opportunities behind opening doors may be revealed.

a new post from Ox After Dark