open for business

 i sat in my favorite coffee shop this morning and let my eyes get loose as i looked out the window. 
the first thing they landed on was the only thing visibly in motion: a flag waving on the side of the building and it said, simply:
OPEN
it brought to mind a few questions as i sat with my journal open, and my pen poised... 

open. 

(when you form your lips to say the word, your mouth looks like an open door.)

*are you open to something new beginning?

*who did you open to today?

*what opens you up? 

*what (pandora's box) experience are you anxious to open?

*what does as open door mean to you?

*are you open for business today?

i'm remembering today that i'm not what some would call "a planner". i love to let things unfold, to open. i love watching people, places, experiences open. there's a thrill in it for me. the thrill of discovery, of the unknown, the thrill of the new. 


how about when you hear a new song? how about when you walk into a goodwill store? how about when you see your child running off the school bus? how about when you feel your love deepen for someone unexpectedly? 
are you open to this? 


how about a snowstorm in october? how about when your tea is a little hotter than you expected? how about when synchronicity lights up your day? 
are you open for this? 


picture this: the universe is sending you loads and loads of mail everyday. open it up, if you like. open up those letters, and read them. they're just for you, and me, and all of us.

i think we'll find some serious, fantastical and lovely things in those open letters. what is opening for you today? will you tell us?