On Closing Doors
Image courtesy of nuttakit at FreeDigitalPhotos.net The summer after my eighth grade year, my brother was preparing for his senior year. One morning, he was headed off to help with an FFA contest, but a couple of people had just canceled, leaving the opportunity for me to fill their spots. However, I was easily intimidated by the older kids. I was still debating as he headed out the door, and said, “You can choose to be involved, or you can choose to not be involved.” His words resonated with me, I hopped in the passenger side of his truck and had a great day. Today, our society seems to be on overdrive with activities. Networking, serving, socializing, and honing skills are all very important to me. Many times we say we can’t, when really we could, and we would better ourselves or others richly. But other times...you just can’t. One of my unofficial personal mantras is “take advantage of all opportunities.” However, hubby and I just decided to let an opportu