Good Morning, My Name is Opportunity. How May I Direct Your Call?

Opportunity knocks, all the time! On our front doors, back doors, car doors ( you get the point.) It is knocking loudly, softly, and sometimes it leaves a note. The thing about opportunity is that we do not know it is Opportunity until we open the door (or window), invite him (or her) in, and have a nice, long chat. And even then, we don't know if it is really, really Opportunity until we invite our houseguest in for a while and see how we live together- do we like the same things, how do we share the bathroom in the morning, is Opportunity a meat-eater like me?

The way we tend to see it is this: Opportunity only looks like Opportunity once we've seen what she (or he) can do for us. Show me your Opportunity license, and I'll make a deal with you- this is how we bargain and shop around until we know exactly what kind of Opportunity we are getting. But here's the thing- the real kicker- is that we will never know Opportunity until we allow ourselves to unlock the doors of our souls and leave the window to our hearts open enough for new things and people and events to show us their truth. We will never know what opportunities really are because we do not have a crystal ball to tell us ahead of time that right now, this time, this opportunity is worth taking. When someone says, "Opportunity is around every corner!", this is what they mean- we never know the end result of any situation before it happens, and we can't put a qualifier on experiences to determine which opportunity will pay off. The real truth is that everything is an opportunity because until we are playing Monday morning quarterback, we won't really know how the game will be played. If we begin to see Opportunity as a friend, one that likes to play practical jokes on us from time to time, but a friend nonetheless, maybe we will start to see opportunity as he (or she) is meant to be seen. As a wrapped gift with something wonderful inside- a lesson we need to learn, a friend we need to meet, or a road that we need to take. It may not always be "the one" (if you've been paying attention, you know where this is going) but then again, how and when will you know? Your life is a long story and each time opportunity knocks and we invite him (or her) in, we add a page to it. Endings are nice but only a few of us ever read the last page first. Next time Opportunity comes calling, how will you answer?