OPEN

I picked up another book (so what's new?) at B&N while I was in Phoenix entitled Words of Wisdom for Women and thought I would share some of the thoughts of wisdom.  And speaking of wisdom, today in Bible Study we talked about the differences between knowledge and wisdom.  Knowledge is the knowing, wisdom is the knowing how to use the knowledge.  So as I read these words I will gain knowledge, by doing them I will gain wisdom.

As I picked up the book, and began to glance through it I came upon the word OPEN.  This being Spring, the season of re-newal and opening I thought my first post from this book should be about OPEN.  Think about the word open.....OPEN your mouth, exhale and say ahhhhh, doesn't that feel good?  Do whatever you can to OPEN your heart, and after that, OPEN it wider. OPEN your eyes and take a good look around you....

OPEN the gate to your secret garden.  OPEN that old shoebox on the top shelf in your closet and re-read those old love letters from your sweetheart.  OPEN that envelope one more time.  OPEN a book that you always wanted to read and read the afternoon away without any guilt.

When opportunity knocks, OPEN the door, you never know what might be waiting.  OPEN a bag of cheddar cheese popcorn (or whatever makes you happy) and eat the whole thing.  OPEN up all the places inside you that have shut down and rusted over the years.

When you want to breathe, I mean really breathe OPEN your mouth and OPEN your lungs and take those deep long breaths. OPEN up yourself and see how easy it becomes to OPEN up to others.  Now OPEN yourself wide to amazements...

"Life is too short to short yourself on life."  ~  Terri Atkinson

Until next time....