Many Doors

A new year approaches giving folks time to reflect on their past year and what, if any changes are in store to create a new life 'canvas'. How fortunate are we to begin with a new blank canvas and paint the picture we desire, to look new opportunities, possibilities, to renew, or.....not and accept as is. We've heard this saying many times, but how often has the later part been emphasized? "When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us" Alexander Graham Bell or similarly "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 that has been opened for us" Helen Keller.

I rode my bike around the island city and noticed the many different designs of doors, and thought how could I attribute these chosen doors to their owners. Where they chosen or circumstantial? What might these doors say about the lives of the people behind them? Are they welcoming, and cared after?

Offer a place of solace?

Allude to good fortune?

Give a strong sense of protection?

Playful and artsy?

or perhaps are obstructed and exhibit poor feng shui to the passersby?

Many thoughts came to mind as I began making note of the many varieties and designs of doors I came across; the unspoken 'statements' about the inhabitants lives. "Open doors" and the meaning behind these words connect to the opening and unveiling of what's to come, the many possibilities, the blessings in store, the positivity in all.

Open me, come inside, create what lies ahead for the better good, and make ways to move forward and grow, enhance, and let go of the old - no longer needed. I plan as I do every year to take this time of year to reflect, reinvent, make intentions, and open my arms and heart to the lessons and blessings in store for this new year. Happy new beginnings, 2013.