From the mind of critic: “When we open our front door and walk through to start our day, do we look for other doors to walk though to continue our day? Do doors just appear, beckoning us to walk through, or do we have to hunt and search for them? If one door opens, does another door close? Do we realize all the doors available, where they appear so numerous that we really have to know ourselves and what we want, to be able to choose the one that suits us? Or a…re some doors hidden, only revealing themselves when we’ve dealt with adversity, put a lot of work into feeding our passion, learned a certain lesson, or got out of our way long enough to not automatically assume opportunities are for other people, and not us? Many doors, windows and keyholes will present themselves whether we’re ready for them or not. At the same time, many walls, vaults and missing doorknobs will also present themselves whether we prepared for them or not. The key is to stay open to it all, balancing out the good and the bad. If we analyze all of it, we’ll know what’s uplifting, what’s destructive, and what’s not worth our time. Once we realize that we can’t guarantee when good or bad doors will appear, but can greatly increase our probability for success if we’ve taken the time to learn what we’re looking for, what our passion is and what we want to get out of life, we’ll see that truly knowing ourselves is the best guide forward. Whether we expect doors to open or not, we must be prepared to walk through. We do that by opening the door to our soul, and getting to know our true selves.” 