Opportunity Knocks

     A tired friend was offered an affordable vacation getaway.  But, she turned it down to help her lazy sister do errands.  A lonely friend rejected a "Date Night" from a handsome fellow because of her never-ending workload.  In both cases, my friends defended their choices saying, "If it's meant to happen, it will happen."
     How's it going to happen if you reject the offers?  Did you ever think that it WAS meant to happen, but because you didn't treat it well, it was revoked?  Then, you undoubtedly experience a long "dry spell" and can't figure out why.  
     Don't be afraid to use up your last vacation day.  Don't be afraid to explore a new zip code.  Things might just work out better than hoped.  I can't explain why Life likes to test peoples' faith before it answers their prayers.  But, knowing how the rules are, make smart decisions that are in your best interest.  Have some faith in Life.
     People claim that they don't have a choice.  Work came first.  Guilt-causing relatives came first.  Obligations came first.  One of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is learning that it's okay to say No to people.  You always have a choice and can never claim otherwise.
     Another friend of mine was lonely and prayed for a good man.  His friends invited him to dinner.  Since a dinner with friends wasn't what he wanted, he rejected their offer.  He wanted to keep himself available for dates only.  Little did he fathom that the waiter during his friends' dinner would be "his type" and seeking a boyfriend.  Nor did he think of the possibility that a man across the room, at the bar, would be surveying the diners, looking longingly for a cute man to enter the restaurant.  Sometimes, you must realize that you don't know how everything will turn out, and that answers to our prayers come from unexpected sources.  
     All you have to do is accept the invitation.  Keep your mind optimistically open to all possibilities.  Be a "clearing" for events to arrive in your life.  Have courage.

See this blog post of mine for a true-life example: 

http://halfwindsorfullthrottle.blogspot.com/2014/10/west-village-nyc-dont-fear-new-path.html