When a Door is Opened

Yesterday, my DailyOM email said: “When a door is opened, walk through it. Have faith that the door was placed there for a reason.”

I need reminding of this from time to time. I don’t mean to harp on losing my job over 6 months ago. I’m coming to terms with it. Each day, I get a little closer to getting completely over it. Aside from the obvious upheaval from being in a particular place every day for 20 years straight, it’s the loss of most of the people I thought were my friends.

After I read the email yesterday, I could see why the door was placed there for me. At least part of it. I want to be thankful for the door and learn from it. I want to eliminate those days when I’d like to hack the door down for just being, and I’m getting so much closer to that.

I’m learning to consider each day as a gift instead of being afraid of what the day will hold. It involves a lot more, “Oh well”‘s and “I’ll deal with that when/if it happens”.

More than anything, I am learning that I can be the one in control. I just have to not be afraid to take control. And I’m not.