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When One Door Closes…

September 7, 2013 By Jean Wise

When one door closes

When One Door Closes

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

Alexander Graham Bell

I have often heard this saying and love how Bell adds a new dimension to this thought for us to ponder.
When one door closes too often we do cling to the old and become paralyzed to move onto the new possibilities.
Our eyes are blinded by the what if’s, the can’t do it’s and the ego wanted control ways.
I think we do need time to grief, time to honor, and time to say good-bye to a closed door. But then we nod and say time to move on.
What do you think? What helps you close those doors, accept the end of a path and more onward, exploring new open doors? 
PS. Sometimes it is hard to choose between doors we have before us: maybe this post about choosing between good and great  will give you some guidance: 

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  1. blankJean Wise says

    September 8, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    Hi Shelly yes I liked the quote too and it is a good reminder. Wow you are related to Alexander Graham Bell. Lots of creativity runs in your genes! I claim Zane Grey as an ancestor but stick more to nonfiction than western fiction. LOL

  2. blankShelly Miller says

    September 7, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    Great quote Jean and my son’s middle name is after him. He’s in our ancestry.

  3. blankShelly Miller says

    September 7, 2013 at 1:55 pm

    Great quote Jean and my son’s middle name is after him. He’s in our ancestry.

    • blankJean Wise says

      September 8, 2013 at 3:18 pm

      Hi Shelly yes I liked the quote too and it is a good reminder. Wow you are related to Alexander Graham Bell. Lots of creativity runs in your genes! I claim Zane Grey as an ancestor but stick more to nonfiction than western fiction. LOL

  4. blankJean Wise says

    September 7, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    Hi Bob, glad you left a comment. good to see you here and you added some great words of wisdom to the quote too.

  5. blankJean Wise says

    September 7, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    So glad you enjoy these quotes. I know I do too. Little nuggets of digestible wisdom. You added a great prayer too. May we both be blessed with your words.

  6. blankBob Nailor says

    September 7, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    Sometimes when you open that 2nd door you get the most marvelous of surprises and maybe even your wishes that you thought the 1st door held.

  7. blankBob Nailor says

    September 7, 2013 at 12:59 pm

    Sometimes when you open that 2nd door you get the most marvelous of surprises and maybe even your wishes that you thought the 1st door held.

    • blankJean Wise says

      September 7, 2013 at 1:36 pm

      Hi Bob, glad you left a comment. good to see you here and you added some great words of wisdom to the quote too.

  8. blankNancy Ruegg says

    September 7, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    Oh, how true! Thank you, Jean, for sharing these well-chosen quotes from time to time. This one leads me to pray, “Father, may I have a broad, accepting vision that prepares me for the door that YOU want to open. With Jeremiah I say, “As for me, I am in your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right” (26:14). Jeremiah was speaking to the people of Judah, but I think the heart-attitude applies to God as well.

  9. blankNancy Ruegg says

    September 7, 2013 at 11:47 am

    Oh, how true! Thank you, Jean, for sharing these well-chosen quotes from time to time. This one leads me to pray, “Father, may I have a broad, accepting vision that prepares me for the door that YOU want to open. With Jeremiah I say, “As for me, I am in your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right” (26:14). Jeremiah was speaking to the people of Judah, but I think the heart-attitude applies to God as well.

    • blankJean Wise says

      September 7, 2013 at 1:35 pm

      So glad you enjoy these quotes. I know I do too. Little nuggets of digestible wisdom. You added a great prayer too. May we both be blessed with your words.

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