To make it in today’s world, we have to focus on the opportunities before us. We have to recognize when a door opens, allowing us to pursue the next phase of our journey.

 

Heed the signs along the path. And look at the world . . .

 

 

With Eyes Wide Open

 

Rose petals fell about them, as they recited their vows. Four years later, their 

     three-year-old son, holding his diaper in hand, screamed, “Mommy, Daddy, 

     I’m potty trained”—Love Is All Around Us.

Their teenage daughter volunteered at an assisted living home. As she smiled 

     and chatted with the elderly residents, their faces glowed—Love Is All               

     Around Us.

 

The Dean chanted to the throng of students before him, “I now confer the  

     Bachelor of Arts Degree upon you.” The message received, “You are 

     a success and Dreams Do Come True.”

The telethon host implored viewers to donate in support of cancer research. 

     The phones rang off the hook and lights flashed above the sign indicating 

     the goal had been reached—Dreams Do Come True.

 

He walked down his street greeting neighbors working in their gardens 

     and reading the Sunday paper on their porches and it seemed to him there 

     was no place better to be than On The Street Where I Live.

Three kids sped up and down the sidewalk on their scooters in front of 

     her house, while two others tossed a football back and forth. She marveled 

     at all the youthful energy and felt she had been given a wonderful gift—

     watching children play On The Street Where I Live.

 

A great man was laid to rest today—a loving husband and father of 

     two children, an architect of note, and a community leader and fundraiser.         

     Thoughtful and caring, he was loved by all—Gone But Not Forgotten.

Sold to the highest bidder, her childhood home demolished, taking away 

     the landmark commemorating her youth—a special time in her life—Gone 

     But Not Forgotten. 

 

She was the girl of his dreams. He loved her and she him, but she went to  

     college 3,000 miles away and their lives separated. Now ten years later, 

     at their high school reunion, the opportunity arose to give love . . . A  

     Second Chance.

The wind blew through her hair as she awaited the sound of the starter’s gun 

     to begin the 100-meter championship race—the same race she lost last 

     year. Her heart beat out of control as she embraced the good fortune she 

     had received. And “With Eyes Wide Open,” she knew she had been 

     given . . . A Second Chance.

 

 

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