open doors

do you remember the movie 'sliding doors'?

i love this concept of choice ...

in the film it was all about that moment of 

either catching the train or not ...

... hence the sliding doors

one element in her life slides past the other

& massive life changes are made

you may have worked out i like referring to a visual reference

the "open door' meaning an opportunity 

for a choice to be made to take a certain path

in my life these open doors have been mostly 

... really obvious

the feeling of making that 'right' choice

the one that is the perfect 'fit' is priceless

the thing is, even when the door is open

it is still not necessarily 'the' choice to make ...

... so choose wisely my friends!

 i've had so many wonderful moments in my life

where the fit has been right & the door was open

& to be honest its felt like its too good to be true when

the open door has just 'fallen in my lap'

 then ...

there have been many times when the door has simply been 

closed shut

tightly shut & i have not understood why

so life sometime seems like a maze where i believe

our God has a guiding hand

a hand to open or close

we still choose the journey but those gentle

or at times not so gentle nudges .... 

guide us along to 'see' the open doors

 when i met my husband is was more like a smack round the ears than a gentle nudge

when my final school year results arrived it felt more like a slam in the face

when we were searching for a new-to-us-home they seemed like all closed doors

when i applied for my first teaching position everything just fell into place

when it came to conceiving a baby naturally 

.... well that has been a door shut closed with a great big bolt

when i finally decided that teaching in a school wasn't for me anymore 

... the doors opened on 'new horizons'! 

i stepped out of the boat & felt brave & it was good

when we looked for new homes closer to our church 

.... we fell in love with the first one we found & it became ours in almost a wink

craig was offered an overseas position & we even went & had a look-see 

... we would have gone but that door was closed for us 

..... with hindsight .... the 'right' move

then another 'os' opportunity ... the door was wide open

.... but we had discovered by then that we were where we wanted to be

.... & with further hindsight .... definitely the 'right' move

one door that i have been 'willing' to open since i was a teenager

has been all about owning & running my own studio/gallery

.... i'm starting to see the real possibilities 

.... feels like i've been dreaming this for so long

it has felt like i've walked past the door many times

i've wanted to turn the handle to see ...

i've just not been brave enough ... silly me

.... but now .... i think the door might just been opening just a titch!
sometime soon i am going to swing it wide open & race on through ...

all the above pics are from the weekend just gone

we were at our favourite beach

went for drive & an explore about Queenscliff

there is still a lovely historical charm to that little town

so which doors will open in my near future ...

hoping its one i've wished for ... soon