Daily Gratitude: This is great. Talk about tunnel vision. You’re staring at the same thing over and over all the while missing everything that’s going on all around you.

I also see this as another way to say you’re beating your head against the wall.

Here we have someone long ago advising you not to do what metaphysics calls “outlining “.

What is outlining?

Deciding what we want, and in what exact form, and in what exact timing.

The universe looks at that and laughs because we think we know what’s best. We don’t.

I had a perfect example. Since I was 4 I planned everything, focused on becoming a doctor. “Do this do that and in 1972 (I think. It was too long ago) I can hang out my shingle.” After all I know what is best for me, right?

Ha! The universe stuck its tongue out at me. And said “not so fast buddy”

So I got rejected. And there went all my carefully laid out plans.

My immature and inexperienced reaction at that time was anger pain and rejection of God. After all God told me I was going to be a doctor and here I was stonewalled.

If I knew what I know now I’d have said. “Oh I wonder what the universe has in store for me. I know it will be better Than what I had planned”. I would have just gone with the flow and listened for the message.

But my anger and indignation kept me from realizing that I really didn’t know what was best for me. I just kept staring at that same old worn out locked door.

I wouldn’t have been so miserable, and depressed. I should have stood back, took a deep breath, said thank you to the universe, and then looked around at all the doors that had opened.

And as with many doors, they may not be labeled, and you don’t know where they go, but you just have to be brave enough to explore what’s behind the doorway.

So much was opening up for me, but i couldn’t see any of the doors
because my perfect plan had been derailed. I could do nothing but stare at that darn door expecting that if I looked harshly enough it would open. Ha. Not going to happen.

Now I describe what I want carefully and in detail, but I always add “this or something better”.
I don’t give a specific time but add a phrase like “with or in divine timing “.

Try to think back to times in your life when you missed out on happiness because you were staring at that one door!