"Doors"
So here we are with an initial toehold in the year—just enough time has passed so that last year is more of a memory in the rearview mirror than not. May this new year be going well for you.
Let's dive right in and talk about doors.
We all know they create a boundary—a demarcation between one space and another. What I want to consider how adaptable doors can be as metaphors.
I was working with someone recently who was reluctant to "shut the door" on a tangled and not very satisfying relationship. When we took a deeper look, he shared that he felt it was so final—too final—and that he just wasn't ready for that step.
Take a look at all that's going on with that thought—it's fear based and not in the present moment; there's an extreme quality to it—all or nothing; and there's a perception of a loss of agency when we're caught in that loop.
Let's just stop and take a breath.
Come back to the present moment and the task(s) at hand. Though we tend to feel that doors are in some permanent position,
they aren't really, are they? They can be flung wide open or shut tight; they can be ajar or locked; almost open or almost shut; they can even be off their hinges. And who has control of these doors? We do, don't we? And—we can change their positions at any time if we so choose, can't we?
What's the current status of your "Doors"? (2:12)
