Never Say Never!

     The thought for this day is never say never.  This has nothing to do self confidence or success or a song or a book or a movie.  It just has to do with my life today, and when I was able to experience something again, after believing it would never happen again, then the thought "never say never" popped into my head.  I will try to explain.  I'm not sure if it will make sense to you when I'm done writing, but it all makes perfect sense to me.  I think it has to do with the life path we find ourselves on, or found ourselves leaving, believing we will not return to.  I think it is about our fate, our destiny, and events we have yet to experience and the things will have a chance to experience again.  I think it is about the surprises in our life, and the miracles that happen.  
     Over one year ago, when I was grieving the loss of my job, the one where I felt like I belonged to a family, the one where I felt indispensable, the one that brought security to my life monetarily, I would at times find myself passing the building in my travels.  Of course, as fate would have it, the light would turn red, and I would stop and have a moment to glance over and say to myself, "I use to work there.  I use to go for walks around the building right there.  I use to watch that one tulip grow, but never again".  For you that have been following my blog you already know, and for my newcomers, I was rehired after one year, very thankfully, and work where I now travel around the same company.  I am very happy and grateful!  Today, I was at the building where I was before, but working in a different part.  Today, after eating lunch, I had the thought to go walking, even though the temperature was frigid, I just needed some fresh air and exercise.  Then I found myself on the same path, walking around the building, telling myself,  "four times around is a mile, how many times around can I do now?"  I started to feel the old feelings of belonging, this is my path, my place to walk.  After I made one lap, when I passed the spot where that one tulip will sprout and I looked at it, is when the "never say never" thought just popped into my head.  I have thought about this ever since, so much, that I have to blog about it now.
     The point has nothing to do with going for a walk in any particular place.  It just has to do with realizing that sometimes the door that just closed is actually a revolving door, if you wait, it may open up again.  It has to do with not taking yourself too seriously, or believing all the things you tell yourself.  Just because a thought or opinion passes by in our mind, does not mean it is fact.  At the time I met the Lama at the Buddhist monastery, I picked up a bumper sticker for someone at their gift shop, that says: "You Can Believe Everything You Think".  I found meaning in that, because it is true!  So, my revelation for today is to be open to opportunities that will present themselves to me, even if, at this time, it may seem like it will not happen at all, or ever again.  My life it becoming one surprise after another!  I will do my best to remember today, it was a good lesson.  However, as time goes by, sometimes I forget.  If you see that I forget, please tell me in a comment, "never say never"!  Thanks for listening, hope it made sense!