Closing and Opening Doors!
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
Helen Keller
Open and closed doors happen all around us. Do you immediately begin to search for the open doors when a door in your life closes?
Today and tomorrow we are having a new roof put on our house, so I can barely think here much less write some comprehensible post!
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There are 10 Comments to "Closing and Opening Doors!"
Oh my. Hammer, hammer, hammer. I dont necessarily do anything immediately. I need time to ponder and process. For example at the end of March the door closed on the house I had started to buy (though I could open it again if I wanted) and it has taken till just now for me to be revitalized and trying to seek the next door.
By the way, I tried to draw a door and frame the other day. man, that is hard!! If I picked up a ruler I might be able to do it. The thing is the proportions, for me anyway.
Good luck with you roofing. Suki
oh so sorry for the hammering in your house, but I know that it will feel so great once everything is done and anew! Your drawing is making me so curious, I’d love to know what is behind this door:)
And oh, I wish I always had the reflex to look for a door which opens while another one closes, but it often takes quite a long time until I realize that there can be other options:) Once this has “sunk in” everything is fine. Thanks for reminding us!
Suki, I ponder about some things, but other things I make a quick decision and stick with it. Today, I had to do just that with an issue which arrived with the roofers. I didn’t like it, but it had to be made quickly as time is money in this case! I do think the constant hammering pushed me forward, though. We did ponder for a long time about this roof, though. I am glad you are back to seeking out that new door, though. Sometimes, I guess we just need to put things away for a bit, too…but that is an opportunity, too, don’t you think?
The ruler would clearly help you out. Getting those lines straight is crazy hard. One thing I have learned, though, is they way it comes out is really a lot of fun! Proportion is difficult, especially if you are trying to make it perfect with architecture…that is why drafting for design is important, although they don’t do it that way any longer.
Thank you, my friend. I hope they will be done tomorrow!
Hi Andrea, you are right! It will feel great when it is all done and I am seeing it is looking good, too!
Well, it is a delight to contemplate what is behind this door and who might live there. One thing is for sure, the person behind there is really friendly, don’t you think?
I just find these doors so appealing as they sit into the wall at an angle and are so commanding in a beautifully simple way!
It is hard to always look for the open door when one closes, but I think it is also good to remember how important it is to get over the negatives as quickly as you possibly can and move forward. I keep trying to remember this, as well. We can just keep reminding each other how important this is!
Thanks Andrea!
Kim….great thought. I certainly understand the noise of construction…..mine is almost over thank goodness.
As to the door analogy…I had a very nasty fall last week while walking my dog and discovered just how fragile life can be. Forced to slow down ( not my forte) I am discovering another world that I should have made friends with long ago. I have gone from viewing life threw the fast door to viewing it threw the slow door. It will take about a month to mend so by that time I may prefer the “slow door”.
Oh Dear Gwen! I am so sorry about your injury! Of course it has to come just when you are getting your wonderful, new studio underway! At least that construction is just about taken care of and you can focus on other things in that regard! Slow…well, I am a firm believer in the Slow Movement, but you may have just given that a whole new meaning! Please let us know how you are healing and if, indeed, the “slow door” becomes an appealing way of living for you.
Kim, Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog post. I am afraid the waiting is getting to me. So I came to ponder over open doors. l Sometimes we dont see whats right in front of our noses and it takes awhile to focus on it. I am with Andrea on this one. Hoping you make it thru the noise of a new roof. Been there myself. Goodness ..Its not only the noise but the smell of tar too… :O
Oh Cris, I know it is difficult to wait. My husband has also had this kind of surgery, however it was when he was young (before we were dating), so I didn’t even know about it. I think these things are always concerning, but I am sure Con will pull through it with flying colors. Maybe look at it this way, it is an opportunity to learn something new…a new way of dealing with some change in your life. He did so well with his hand injury, I am sure he will do well with this one.
Well, I kept all the windows closed, so that odor wasn’t so bad. It is done now and I have to say a relief!
Thanks Cris!
Kim, I certainly believe that the new doors open, but I have to mope by the closed ones, for a while anyway.
Hi San, I think that is the way with most people. I try hard to let these things go, but sometimes it is well worth the reflection, too.