Change the but to an and
“I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.” Farnam Street / an American poet
Take a close look at your life, regardless of age or stage of life, open doors of opportunity can be found. Look at your life through the lens of opportunity and the view changes.
But………
The tendency is to insert a “but” behind the opportunity.
Writing the book is an opportunity, but there is no time. The exercise program is a wide open door before me, but the gym is too far away too be practical. The opportunity at your job exists, but political climate and adversaries won’t allow it. The door of opportunity is wide open to run that 10k this year, but winter is not a good time to start the running program. The list could go on and on.
Change the “but” to an “and.” Affirm the obstacle and take action.
“Ands” allow us to take a step toward achievement, “buts” paralyze us, stop the journey.
Every open door of opportunity has an obstacle. The obstacles make the opportunity worth achieving.
Impact others. Live generously.
Scripture, Philippians 4:10-13